The_Ladder_of_Divine_Ascent.jpg
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English:
The
Ladder of Divine Ascent
is an important icon kept and exhibited at
Saint Catherine's Monastery
, located at the base of
Mount Sinai
in Egypt. The gold background is typical of icons such as this, which was manufactured in the
12th century
after a manuscript written by the
6th century
monk
John Climacus
who based it on the
biblical
description of
Jacob's ladder
. It depicts the ascent to
Heaven
by
monks
, some of whom fall and are dragged away by black demons.
Deutsch:
Die
Himmelsleiter
oder
Jakobsleiter
ist eine wichtige Ikone, die im
Katharinenkloster
am Fuße des Berg Sinai in Ägypten aufbewahrt und ausgestellt wird. Der goldene Hintergrund ist für solche Ikonen typisch. Diese Ikone wurde im
12. Jahrhundert
angefertigt, wobei einem Manuskript des
Mönches
Johannes Klimakos
gefolgt wurde, der dieses wiederum auf der
biblischen
Erzählung der
Jakobsleiter
basiert. Abgebildet ist eine Leiter, auf der Mönche zum
Himmel
steigen. Manche fallen jedoch und werden von schwarzen Dämonen weggezogen.
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Author | Florian Prischl |
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