The Four Gospels

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Saint Macarius?

Saint Niketas

Saint Niketas

Of the Martyr Euphemia

Saint Euphemia

And of the Holy Martyrs?

A full-page Byzantine illumination on a gold background, partitioned into four rectangular scenes by a red grid border. Top-Left: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. A patriarch in liturgical vestments stands on a raised ambo elevated pulpit, elevating a large wooden cross before two attendants. Top-Right: Saint Niketas the Goth. The saint is depicted in an orans praying pose standing within a red, flaming furnace, flanked by two onlookers. Bottom-Left: Saint Euphemia the All-Praised. The saint stands in prayer in a rocky landscape; two lions lie peacefully at her feet. Bottom-Right: The Martyrdom of the Holy Children likely the daughters of Saint Sophia: Pistis, Elpis, and Agape. An executioner in a red tunic raises a sword over a kneeling youth, while other figures and severed heads are shown on the ground.