This east-facing equestrian saint above the western spandrel of the southern arcade is popularly believed to have been St. George. Only the bottom of a white horse crossing a fish-filled sea is still extant.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
3rd May 2003
Contributor
Charles Chemaly
Rights
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Type
Painting
Tags
An Nabk, Church, Deir Mar Musa, Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, Equestrian, Fish, Fresco, Mar Musa al-Habashi, Monastery, St. George, Syria
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “St. George,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 24, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/675.