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  1. Cephalophore - Wikipedia

    • A cephalophore (from the Greek for "head-carrier") is a saint who is generally depicted carrying their severed head. In Christian art, this was usually meant to signify that the subject in question had been martyred by beheading. Depicting the requisite halo in this circumstance offers a unique challenge for the artist: some put the halo where the head used to be, an… See more

    Possible origins

    The topos can be traced to two sources. In a sermon on Saints Juventinus and Maximinus,
    Thus, … See more

    Examples of cephalophoric saints

    A cephalophoric legend of Nicasius of Rheims tells that at the moment of his execution, Nicasius was reading Psalm 119 (Psalm 118 in the Vulgate). When he reached the verse "Adhaesit pavimento anima mea… See more

    In literature

    In Dante's Divine Comedy (Canto 28) the poet meets the spectre of the troubadour Bertrand de Born in the eighth circle of the Inferno, carrying his severed head in his hand, slung by its hair, like a lantern; upon seeing Dan… See more

    List of cephalophores
    See also

    Saint symbology
    Chhinnamasta – a Hindu goddess holding her own severed head
    Beheading game – Motif of medieval romance… See more

     
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  2. Cephalophores: 6 Saints Who Carried Their Own Heads

    Cephalophores are individuals who, according to legends and religious folklore, suffered the gruesome fate of beheading but remained miraculously alive, continuing to speak, preach, and even perform other astonishing acts of faith. …

     
  3. The Head-Carriers: Headless Saints from Saint Denis …

    Nov 11, 2014 · Known as cephalophores, literally “head-carriers” in Greek, these headless saints all suffered martyrdom by decapitation. Although depicting cephalophores may at first seem straightforward, artists have struggled for …

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  6. The Decapitated Saints Who Still Managed to Hold …

    Oct 30, 2015 · Scott Montgomery, a medieval art historian with an academic sideline in psychedelic rock posters, first started thinking about cephalophores when he was working on his dissertation on head...

  7. Saints Depicted Carrying Dismembered Body Parts …

    Feb 4, 2022 · Saint Denis has become known as the patron saint of all of France. He is also the best known cephalophore, or saint who is depicted carrying his own head in his hands. Saint Denis was the first bishop of Paris around the third …

  8. Can headless martyrs really walk? The belief in …

    Mar 30, 2023 · Cephalophores are saints who can walk and carry their own decapitated heads after death. Learn how medieval people understood this phenomenon based on their experiences with animals, religion, and anatomy.

  9. Why does a beheaded saint have the halo above the …

    A cephalophore (from the Greek for "head-carrier") is a saint who is generally depicted carrying his or her own head. In Christian art, this was usually meant to signify that the subject in question had been martyred by beheading.

  10. The Saint Who Preached a Sermon After Being …

    Oct 2, 2019 · Saint Denis is the most famous cephalophore – literally “head-carrier” – depicted in hagiology. His unique martyrdom has become the subject of art throughout history, painted and depicted in marble.

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