#almost described this as catholic iconography but St. Christopher's icon is obviously orthodox
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"Weird" Christian Iconography:
Androgynous St. John the Evangelist
Hairy Mary Magdalene
Flayed St. Bartholomew
Dog headed St. Christopher
#almost described this as catholic iconography but St. Christopher's icon is obviously orthodox#St. John was frequently depicted as a feminine or androgynous figure#Mary Magdalene was said to miraculously grow hair on her entire body to protect her modesty when she became a hermit#St. Bartholomew was executed by flaying alive#St. Christopher was depiced sometimes as a member of a dog headed race that was widely believed to live somewhere in far off lands#cynocephalus#catholic iconography#orthodox icon
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