koimesis

(noun)

Also known as the Dormition of the Virgin, this is a depiction of the Virgin Mary in her last sleep, at death, before ascending into Heaven.

Related Terms

  • dado
  • narthex
  • parecclesion
  • mandorla

Examples of koimesis in the following topics:

  • The Chora Church in Constantinople

    • The surviving mosaics in the naos depict the Virgin and Child and the Dormition of the Virgin, a koimesis scene depicting the Virgin after death before she ascends to Heaven.
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