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January 18, 2023

Camuliana, Camulia, Kamoulianai, or Kamoulia (Greek: Καμουλιαναί, Καμούλιανα) was an ancient town or perhaps a village in ancient Cappadocia, located northwest of Caesarea, today Kayseri in Turkey. It is mostly mentioned in connection with the Image of Camuliana, an acheiropoieton or "icon not made by hands" of the face of Christ, which was one of the earliest of this class of miraculously created icons to be recorded; this is also sometimes referred to simply as the "Camouliana".[1] During Byzantine times, the town was also called Iustinianoupolis Nova.[2][3]

Its site is tentatively located near Emmiler, Asiatic Turkey.[2][3] It lay on the old Byzantine road from Kaisareia to Tabia, near the point where it crossed the Halys river by the Çokgöz Köprüsü bridge.[4] The name of the place is of Celtic origin.[4]

Camuliana was made into a polis under Justinian with the name Iustinianopolis, but after the acheiropoieton was transferred to Constantinople in 574, the city lost much of its significance and the name "Iustinianopolis" fell out of use.[4] It is probably identical with the tourma of Kymbalaios in the later Byzantine theme of Charsianon.[4] From 971-5 Kymbalaios was the seat of a strategos whose task was probably to secure the road near the Çokgöz Köprüsü.[4]

Bishopric

The episcopal see of Camuliana is of relatively late origin, since it did not yet exist in the time of Basil the Great 329–379. However, five of its bishops are named in the acts of various councils: a Basilius at the Second Council of Constantinople (553); a Georgios at the Third Council of Constantinople (680); a Theodoros at the Quinisext Council (692); another Georgios at the Second Council of Nicaea (787); and a Gregorios at the Photian Council of Constantinople (879).[5][6][4] A seal indicates that there was also a bishop named Michael in the 10th or 11th century.[4]

No longer a residential bishopric, Camuliana is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[7]

Image of Camuliana

The image of Christ that appears in Camuliana is mentioned in the early 6th century by Zacharias Rhetor, his account surviving in a fragmentary Syriac version, and is probably the earliest image to be said to be a miraculous imprint on cloth in the style of the Veil of Veronica (a much later legend) or Shroud of Turin. In the version recorded in Zacharias's chronicle, a pagan lady called Hypatia was undergoing Christian instruction, and asking her instructor "How can I worship him, when He is not visible, and I cannot see Him?" She later found in her garden a painted image of Christ floating on water. When placed inside her head-dress for safekeeping it then created a second image onto the cloth, and then a third was painted. Hypatia duly converted and founded a church for the version of the image that remained in Camuliana.

In the reign of Justinian I (527-565) the image is said to have been processed around cities in the region to protect them from barbarian attacks.[8] This account differs from others but would be the earliest if it has not suffered from iconodule additions, as may be the case.[9]

One of the images (if there was more than one) probably arrived in Constantinople in 574,[10] and is assumed to be the image of Christ used as a palladium in subsequent decades, being paraded before the troops before battles by Philippikos, Priscus and Heraclius, and in the Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626, and praised as the cause of victory in poetry by George Pisida, again very early mentions of this use of icons.[11]

It was probably destroyed during the Byzantine Iconoclasm,[12] after which mentions of an existing image cease (however Heinrich Pfeiffer identifies it with the Veil of Veronica and Manoppello Image[13]), and in later centuries its place was taken by the Image of Edessa, which apparently arrived in Constantinople in 944, and icons of the Theotokos such as the Hodegetria. The Image of Edessa was very probably later, but had what apparently seemed to the Byzantines an even more impressive provenance, as it was thought to have been an authentic non-miraculous portrait painted from life during the lifetime of Jesus.

Notes

  1. ^ Beckwith, 88; Mango, 114-115
  2. ^ a b Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 63, and directory notes accompanying.
  3. ^ a b Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Hild, Friedrich; Restle, Marcell (1981). Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 2. Kappadokien (Kappadokia, Charsianon, Sebasteia, und Lykandos). Wien: Herbert Hunger. pp. 197–8. ISBN 3700104014. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ Michel Lequien, Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus, Paris 1740, Vol. I, coll. 393-394
  6. ^ Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Leipzig 1931, p. 440
  7. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 857
  8. ^ Start of Book 12 of "Chronicle", pp. 425-427; Mango, 114-115
  9. ^ Chronicle, 425-427, various notes
  10. ^ The date is von Dobschütz's conclusion, and the subject of long discussion at Chronicle, 425, note, as some have disagreed.
  11. ^ Kitzinger, 111-112; Emerick, 356-357
  12. ^ Beckwith, 88
  13. ^ Heinrich Pfeiffer, The concept of “acheiropoietos”, the iconography of the face of Christ and the veil of Manoppello, Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Scientific approach to the Acheiropoietos Images, ENEA Frascati, Italy, 4‐6 May 2010 [1]

References

  • Beckwith, John, Early Christian and Byzantine Art, Penguin History of Art (now Yale), 2nd edn. 1979, ISBN 0140560335
  • "Chronicle": The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor: Religion and War in Late Antiquity, Eds: Geoffrey Greatrex, Sebastian P. Brock, Witold Witakowski, 2011, Liverpool University Press, Armenian Research Center collection, Translated Texts for Historians Series Vol 55, ISBN 1846314941, 9781846314940
  • Emerick, Judson J., The Tempietto Del Clitunno Near Spoleto, 1998, Penn State Press, ISBN 0271044500, 9780271044507
  • Kitzinger, Ernst, "The Cult of Images in the Age before Iconoclasm", Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 8, (1954), pp. 83–150, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, JSTOR
  • Mango, Cyril, "The Camuliana Image of Christ" in Art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453: Sources and Documents, University of Toronto Press, 1986, pp. 114–115

Further reading

The fullest account of the image and its history is in: Ernst von Dobschütz, Christusbilder. Untersuchungen zur christlichen Legende. Texte u. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur, Leipzig 1899, online in German, access date 2012-09-05

Coordinates: 38°54′15″N 35°14′39″E / 38.904207°N 35.244039°E / 38.904207; 35.244039

January 18, 2023
camuliana, camulia, kamoulianai, kamoulia, greek, Καμουλιαναί, Καμούλιανα, ancient, town, perhaps, village, ancient, cappadocia, located, northwest, caesarea, today, kayseri, turkey, mostly, mentioned, connection, with, image, acheiropoieton, icon, made, hands. Camuliana Camulia Kamoulianai or Kamoulia Greek Kamoylianai Kamoyliana was an ancient town or perhaps a village in ancient Cappadocia located northwest of Caesarea today Kayseri in Turkey It is mostly mentioned in connection with the Image of Camuliana an acheiropoieton or icon not made by hands of the face of Christ which was one of the earliest of this class of miraculously created icons to be recorded this is also sometimes referred to simply as the Camouliana 1 During Byzantine times the town was also called Iustinianoupolis Nova 2 3 Its site is tentatively located near Emmiler Asiatic Turkey 2 3 It lay on the old Byzantine road from Kaisareia to Tabia near the point where it crossed the Halys river by the Cokgoz Koprusu bridge 4 The name of the place is of Celtic origin 4 Camuliana was made into a polis under Justinian with the name Iustinianopolis but after the acheiropoieton was transferred to Constantinople in 574 the city lost much of its significance and the name Iustinianopolis fell out of use 4 It is probably identical with the tourma of Kymbalaios in the later Byzantine theme of Charsianon 4 From 971 5 Kymbalaios was the seat of a strategos whose task was probably to secure the road near the Cokgoz Koprusu 4 Contents 1 Bishopric 2 Image of Camuliana 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingBishopric EditThe episcopal see of Camuliana is of relatively late origin since it did not yet exist in the time of Basil the Great 329 379 However five of its bishops are named in the acts of various councils a Basilius at the Second Council of Constantinople 553 a Georgios at the Third Council of Constantinople 680 a Theodoros at the Quinisext Council 692 another Georgios at the Second Council of Nicaea 787 and a Gregorios at the Photian Council of Constantinople 879 5 6 4 A seal indicates that there was also a bishop named Michael in the 10th or 11th century 4 No longer a residential bishopric Camuliana is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see 7 Image of Camuliana EditThe image of Christ that appears in Camuliana is mentioned in the early 6th century by Zacharias Rhetor his account surviving in a fragmentary Syriac version and is probably the earliest image to be said to be a miraculous imprint on cloth in the style of the Veil of Veronica a much later legend or Shroud of Turin In the version recorded in Zacharias s chronicle a pagan lady called Hypatia was undergoing Christian instruction and asking her instructor How can I worship him when He is not visible and I cannot see Him She later found in her garden a painted image of Christ floating on water When placed inside her head dress for safekeeping it then created a second image onto the cloth and then a third was painted Hypatia duly converted and founded a church for the version of the image that remained in Camuliana In the reign of Justinian I 527 565 the image is said to have been processed around cities in the region to protect them from barbarian attacks 8 This account differs from others but would be the earliest if it has not suffered from iconodule additions as may be the case 9 One of the images if there was more than one probably arrived in Constantinople in 574 10 and is assumed to be the image of Christ used as a palladium in subsequent decades being paraded before the troops before battles by Philippikos Priscus and Heraclius and in the Avar Siege of Constantinople in 626 and praised as the cause of victory in poetry by George Pisida again very early mentions of this use of icons 11 It was probably destroyed during the Byzantine Iconoclasm 12 after which mentions of an existing image cease however Heinrich Pfeiffer identifies it with the Veil of Veronica and Manoppello Image 13 and in later centuries its place was taken by the Image of Edessa which apparently arrived in Constantinople in 944 and icons of the Theotokos such as the Hodegetria The Image of Edessa was very probably later but had what apparently seemed to the Byzantines an even more impressive provenance as it was thought to have been an authentic non miraculous portrait painted from life during the lifetime of Jesus Notes Edit Beckwith 88 Mango 114 115 a b Richard Talbert ed 2000 Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World Princeton University Press p 63 and directory notes accompanying a b Lund University Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire a b c d e f g Hild Friedrich Restle Marcell 1981 Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd 2 Kappadokien Kappadokia Charsianon Sebasteia und Lykandos Wien Herbert Hunger pp 197 8 ISBN 3700104014 Retrieved 7 December 2021 Michel Lequien Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus Paris 1740 Vol I coll 393 394 Pius Bonifacius Gams Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae Leipzig 1931 p 440 Annuario Pontificio 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978 88 209 9070 1 p 857 Start of Book 12 of Chronicle pp 425 427 Mango 114 115 Chronicle 425 427 various notes The date is von Dobschutz s conclusion and the subject of long discussion at Chronicle 425 note as some have disagreed Kitzinger 111 112 Emerick 356 357 Beckwith 88 Heinrich Pfeiffer The concept of acheiropoietos the iconography of the face of Christ and the veil of Manoppello Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Scientific approach to the Acheiropoietos Images ENEA Frascati Italy 4 6 May 2010 1 References EditBeckwith John Early Christian and Byzantine Art Penguin History of Art now Yale 2nd edn 1979 ISBN 0140560335 Chronicle The Chronicle of Pseudo Zachariah Rhetor Religion and War in Late Antiquity Eds Geoffrey Greatrex Sebastian P Brock Witold Witakowski 2011 Liverpool University Press Armenian Research Center collection Translated Texts for Historians Series Vol 55 ISBN 1846314941 9781846314940 Emerick Judson J The Tempietto Del Clitunno Near Spoleto 1998 Penn State Press ISBN 0271044500 9780271044507 Kitzinger Ernst The Cult of Images in the Age before Iconoclasm Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol 8 1954 pp 83 150 Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University JSTOR Mango Cyril The Camuliana Image of Christ in Art of the Byzantine Empire 312 1453 Sources and Documents University of Toronto Press 1986 pp 114 115Further reading EditThe fullest account of the image and its history is in Ernst von Dobschutz Christusbilder Untersuchungen zur christlichen Legende Texte u Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur Leipzig 1899 online in German access date 2012 09 05Coordinates 38 54 15 N 35 14 39 E 38 904207 N 35 244039 E 38 904207 35 244039 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camuliana amp oldid 1123819602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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