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A full-page manuscript illumination divided into a two-by-two grid of four scenes, separated by a thick gold border. Each scene depicts the martyrdom of saints against a background of burnished gold leaf. Upper Left Panel: A scene of multiple executions. On the left stands a saint wearing a white bishop's omophorion bishop's stole decorated with black crosses. In the center, a soldier in a green tunic raises a sword over a kneeling figure. In the bottom right corner, four severed heads are grouped together. Upper Right Panel: A martyrdom scene featuring a male and female saint. A soldier with a raised sword stands over a kneeling figure in a blue robe. To the left, a female figure stands in a red maphorion veil against a rocky landscape. Lower Left Panel: Depicts the martyrdom of a group of clerics. A bishop in an omophorion bishop's stole is being struck by a soldier with a sword. Below them, other figures are shown lying on the ground. Lower Right Panel: A saint in green and red robes kneels in prayer before a pink wall and an architectural structure with blue columns. An executioner stands behind him, grasping his head. In the background, another figure is visible behind the wall.
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Gourias?
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Samonas?