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October-December 2009 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume I., Issue 4. _____________________________________________________________________________________ So on the Crown we can see only the representatives of the Lord and the Son. In István Kiszely's opinion there were only 8 Apostles at the entrance to the medieval churches, so his remark makes acceptable the fact that on our Holy Crown there were originally 8 Apostles only 1 . In my opinion we can explain the fact in another way, too. Looking at the feasts of the 8 Apostles which are on the Crown, the enamel-paintings can be arranged in pairs. The missing 4 can not be fitted into the system, because their places are "occupied". Apostles The sign of the Zodiac (belonging to) Jacob junior (25 th July) — Leo Simon (5 th January) — Capricorn Thaddeus /in other opinions he is Judas/? — Taurus Matthew (24 th February) — Pisces And what about the so called pairs of healers and soldiers (the Saints)? Following Tibor Berta's idea 2 I suppose that they were fitted on the Crown because they form — together with the 8 Apostles — a complete duodecimal system. Berta's starting point is correct, but he relates George to the sign of Aries. This procedure is false, because the feast of George is on April 24 th , which belongs to Taurus 3 . Cosma's feast is on September 27 th , in the sign of Libra. (Not in Taurus, as Berta says. 4 Damian belongs to Libra (In this case I agree with Berta). But there is a problem in the correction of the duodecimal system: Libra appears twice (represented by Cosma and Damian), and Aries is missing. 5 To solve the problem I suggest the following: Consider Damian the representative of Aries (the physical counterpart / “corporeality”/ of Libra /”spirit”/, the opposite sign in the Zodiac) ! Damian — unlike Cosma, who restored people to health free of charge — accepted some gifts for the healing. From this point of view it is the manifestation of corporeality. 1 www.kiszely.hu/istvan_dr/038.html 2 Berta, Tibor: Időkód (Time Code), Bp., S. n., 2002. 3 Op. cit. p. 139. 4 Op. cit. p. 139. 5 I suppose that was the reason why Berta joined Saint Cosma not to Libra, but to Taurus (to the opposite sign). _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2009 72
October-December 2009 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume I., Issue 4. _____________________________________________________________________________________ In the case of Damian we have no other choice (only Aries), because the other signs have been occupied. Anyway the Apostles are arranged in holy pairs, following a central symmetry: Apostles (Disciples) Properties Andrew (Sagittarius) — Philip (Gemini) they evangelized the Scythians in the East November 30 th May 26 th Peter (Cancer) — Paul (Aquarius) Peter evangelized the Jews, Paul the pagans June 29 th January 25 th they established the (Mother-)Church Jacob (Leo) — John (Capricorn) the first brothers who died as martyrs July 25 th December 27 th Thomas (Pisces) — Bartholomew (Virgo) they evangelized in India March 7 th August 24 th The four Saints Properties Damian (Aries) — Cosma (Libra) healer Saints George (Taurus) — Demeter (Scorpion) warrior Saints The only irregularity in the symmetry is caused by the exchanged positions of Peter and Jacob. Opposite Leo is the place of Aquarius and opposite Cancer is the place of Capricorn — but the arrangement on the Crown is different (see Structure 2a). I wonder why this exchange occurred. The familiar connections can explain the case. Andrew and Peter were brothers, so concerning the ties of blood they can be beside each other. Jacob is John's brother, so the exchange of Peter and Jacob is logical; if later somebody is to "rearrange" the pictures of the Apostles. 6 By the exchange of Peter and Jacob the representatives of the watery signs can be found above Mary's picture. Apostles Andrew and Jacob, the representatives of fiery signs (Sagittarius, Leo) are also placed side by side. 6 In the Papal bulls Petrus is on the left of the Lord and Paulus on his right. So you can see that the arrangement mentioned is just the opposite that on our Holy Crown (i.e. in a mirrored position) — Bakay, Kornél: Az Árpádok országa (The Country of the Árpáds), Kőszeg, MBE NLKME, 2000. _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001-2009 73
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