[Elfsea] Moot tonight

Mon Jul 27 07:15:49 PDT 2009

I hope to see everyone at Moot tonight. It is at the Coors center on 35 in the hospitality room.

Kilyan Von Morgarten

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Subject: Elfsea Digest, Vol 39, Issue 48
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Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 7:01 PM

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   1. angel found (special interest to Byzantine personas)
      (Michelle Dodd)
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Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:55:29 -0500
From: Michelle Dodd <lygabrielerdb at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Elfsea] angel found (special interest to Byzantine personas)
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Angel's face uncovered at Istanbul's Haghia Sophia 

Associated Press/AP Online 

By SUZAN FRASER 

ANKARA, Turkey - Restoration workers have uncovered a well-preserved, long-hidden mosaic face of an angel at the former Byzantine cathedral of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, an official said Friday. 

The seraphim figure - one of two located on the side of a dome - had been covered up along with the building's other Christian mosaics shortly after Constantinople - the former name for Istanbul - fell to the Ottomans in 1453 and the cathedral was turned into a mosque. 

The mosaics were plastered over according to Muslim custom that prohibits the representation of humans. 

Some of the mosaics were revealed when the domed complex was turned into a museum in 1935, but the seraphim had largely remained covered, Ahmet Emre Bilgili, who heads culture and tourism affairs in Istanbul, told The Associated Press. 

Two Swiss architects saw the two seraphim during restoration work ordered by the Sultan in the mid-19th century but the figures were covered up again, Bilgili said. 

"It is the first time that the angel is being revealed," he said, adding that the figure had been covered with metal and plaster. "It is very well preserved." 

Experts would now work to uncover the second seraphim, which was also plastered over and covered by metal, Bilgili said. 

The newly uncovered image was hidden behind scaffolding and is not currently visible to visitors. 

Haghia Sophia, also called the Church of Holy Wisdom, was built in 537 B.C. and remained a symbol of Byzantine grandeur until Istanbul was conquered by Muslim armies. 

The structure was then turned into a mosque - minarets were added and crosses and other Christian symbols were defaced. It became one of the most renowned mosques of the expanding Ottoman Empire. 

The site was later converted to a museum under the secular reforms of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, attracting thousands of visitors each year. 

President Barack Obama toured Haghia Sophia when he visited Turkey in April, as did former U.S. President Bill Clinton in 1999. Pope Benedict XVI also strolled the site in 2006 of his pilgrimage of landmarks of Christianity's ancient roots in Turkey. 

A service of YellowBrix, Inc. . 

The article includes a picture which would not transfer to this message. The website is;

http://www.verizon.net/newsroom/portals/newsroom.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=newsroom_portal_page__article&_article=2050529&_count=1

A truly beautiful face.

Lady Gabriele

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Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:04:51 -0700
From: Joel Kruschke <invite+krmgnaen at facebookmail.com>
Subject: [Elfsea] Check out my photos on Facebook
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Hi elfsea at ansteorra.org,

I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile.

Thanks,
Joel

To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below:
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