Item Info

Script: Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: front
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Initial S with the Stoning of St. Stephen Protomartyr
Notes: This cutting can be dated to ca. 1280.
Notes: This initial begins the first response for the first nocturn of Matins for the feast of St. Stephen (Dec. 26), "Stephanus autem plenis gratia et fortitudine" (And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude). St. Stephen is given the title "Protomartyr" because he was the first martyr of the faith. The Acts of the Apostles record that he was stoned to death while preaching the Word of God (Acts 7:58).
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1594362
Country: Country:Italy

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1399
Image Dimensions Width: 138 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E M 25:6