A fresco in the lower basilica of San Clemente, Rome, dated to about 1084 to 1100, showing the translation of the relics of Pope Clement I from Crimea to Rome. The scene shows Cyril, evangelizer of the Slavs, leading the procession with his brother Methodius beside him and the pope who received them, a great crowd of the faithful following the relics. Cyril himself had brought Clement's relics to Rome during his mission with Methodius, and the lower basilica already housed his own remains; a fragment of Cyril's relics, lost for a period, was recovered in the 1960s by Irish Dominican priests and placed in the church by Pope Paul VI. The fresco is one of the earliest surviving depictions of Cyril and stands in the same lower church that holds his relics, making San Clemente the single site most closely associated with his physical memory in art.
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Current LocationLower Basilica of San Clemente, Rome, Italy 1 Current CustodianIrish Dominican community, Basilica di San Clemente 1 Medium (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectCyril of Thessalonica leading the procession translating Saint Clement's relics to Rome, with Methodius and the pope who received them. 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightSourced to the subject's own accountThis atlas describes and cites the fresco rather than reproducing an image of it. 2 Connections
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This source names Paul VI directly: "and placed in the church by Pope Paul VI."
Source The Frescos of the Lower Basilica, Basilica di San Clemente
This source names Slavs directly: "The scene shows Cyril, evangelizer of the Slavs, leading the procession with his brother Methodius beside him and the pope who received them, a great crowd of the faithful following the relics."
Source The Frescos of the Lower Basilica, Basilica di San Clemente
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Source The Frescos of the Lower Basilica, Basilica di San Clemente
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Italy, Regions Source The Frescos of the Lower Basilica, Basilica di San Clemente
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1. The Frescos of the Lower Basilica, Basilica di San Clemente
Basilica di San Clemente (Irish Dominican community, Rome)Frescoes of the Lower Basilica page
The other fresco at the entrance portrays the transfer of the body St Clement from St Peter's to San Clemente.
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A fresco in the lower basilica of San Clemente, Rome, dated to about 1084 to 1100, showing the translation of the relics of Pope Clement I from Crimea to Rome.
- Originated In: Italy, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Italy
View the Source 2. Cyril and Methodius, Wikipedia
WikipediaBody section, on the brothers bringing the relics of Pope Clement IQuote, Body section, on the brothers bringing the relics of Pope Clement I
With them they brought the relics of Pope Saint Clement I and many disciples.
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