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title: Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5714/wall-painting-of-martyred-saints-from-wadi-sarga/
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# Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5714.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5714.jpg)

## Image Caption

Three separate elements were painted upon the [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) of a structure near the monastic complex of Wadi Sarga. The central scene, executed in red outline, depicts the saints Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, known as the "three children in the furnace", being delivered from [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) by burning by the angel. The text below refers to martyrs from the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) town of Samalut. Large-scale depictions of Saints Damian and Cosmas, accompanied by their brothers Leontios, Eupredios, and Anthinmos were subsequently added to the wall-painting. After surviving torture by burning, here indicated by the palm fronds around their feet, they had been martyred during the persecutions of [Diocletian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Diocletian/) in the late 3rd century CE. Stucco, 6th century CE. From Wadi Sarga, modern-day Asyut, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Gift of the [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) Research Fund(The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 29). Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5714/wall-painting-of-martyred-saints-from-wadi-sarga/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 29, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5714/wall-painting-of-martyred-saints-from-wadi-sarga/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Wall-painting of Martyred Saints from Wadi Sarga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5714/wall-painting-of-martyred-saints-from-wadi-sarga/>.

## License & Copyright

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