FOUR ANGELS ON FOLIO 285R&CHRIST ENTHRONED ON FOLIO 32V IN THE BOOK OF KELLS IN THE TRINITY COLLEGE

Folio 285 r of the Book of Kells is a fully decorated page corresponding to the moment of the Passion (Luke 24:1), "Una autem sabbati valde", between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, just before the time, when the women approach the empty sepulchre and find two shiny men instead of the buried Christ. Angels and archangels are very present throughout the whole Book of Kells, where they play a very significant part in the manuscript, both as messengers and protectors. Judeo-Christian radition teaches that there have always been angels to call upon. In fol. 285 r, they guard the sepulchre where Jesus lies. These are possibly the four archangels of presence, SS Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel, though the latter's cult was forbidden by the Roman Church in the eighth century. It is one of the two fully decorated text pages, yet they miss the miniatures, which usually illustrate the content. They are possibly lost to us today. Archangels appear again on Folio 32v with Christ enthroned. The page is possibly the part of the iconographic cycle of Maiestas Domini, which together with the Carpet Page and Chi Rho Page is the introduction to Chaper 1, Verse 18 according to Saint Matthew.
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