Military Saints,
a group of saints (including George, Demetrios, Nestor, Theodore Teron, Theodore Stratelates, Merkourios, Prokopios) conceived and represented as armed soldiers. The evolution of the image of military saints consisted in the militarization of their roles: from civic official to warrior, from soldier to general, from foot soldier to mounted knight. The chronology of this development, however, cannot be established with precision. Some earlier martyrdoms contained the theme of the Christian's renouncing the military profession and proclaiming himself a fighter for the king of heaven; later this “antiwar” attitude disappeared. The ... ...
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