Christ Pantocrator

E209574

Byzantine icon iconographic depiction religious icon

Christ Pantocrator is a traditional Byzantine iconographic depiction of Jesus Christ as the almighty, sovereign ruler and judge of the universe.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Christ Pantocrator canonical	9
Christ Pantocrator icons	1
Christ Pantocrator mosaic in the dome	1
Christ Pantocrator type	1
Christ Pantokrator	1
Greek Pantokrator	1
Pantokrator means Almighty in Greek	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine icon ⓘ iconographic depiction ⓘ religious icon ⓘ
artStyle	Byzantine art ⓘ
associatedDoctrine	Christology ⓘ divine sovereignty ⓘ doctrine of the two natures of Christ ⓘ
depicts	Jesus Christ ⓘ
hasRole	almighty ruler of the universe ⓘ cosmic ruler ⓘ sovereign judge of the universe ⓘ universal judge ⓘ
iconographicFeature	Christ blessing with right hand ⓘ Christ holding Gospel book in left hand ⓘ Gospel book often open ⓘ Gospel book sometimes closed ⓘ Greek letters Ο Ω Ν in halo ⓘ cruciform halo ⓘ halo around Christ’s head ⓘ
iconographicType	frontal depiction ⓘ half-length figure of Christ ⓘ
influenced	Eastern Christian iconography ⓘ Russian Orthodox iconography ⓘ
inscription	IC XC (abbreviation of Jesus Christ in Greek) ⓘ Ο ΠΑΝΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ (The Almighty) ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Greek ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	aid to contemplation ⓘ didactic image ⓘ focus of prayer ⓘ
notableExampleLocation	Daphni Monastery ⓘ surface form: Daphni Monastery, Greece Hagia Sophia ⓘ surface form: Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Hosios Loukas ⓘ surface form: Hosios Loukas, Greece Saint Catherine’s Monastery ⓘ surface form: Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai
originatedIn	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
theologicalTheme	Christ as creator and sustainer ⓘ Visions of judgment ⓘ surface form: Christ as judge Christ’s divine majesty ⓘ eschatological judgment ⓘ
timePeriodOfDevelopment	6th century ⓘ Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
titleMeaning	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Christ the Almighty De los nombres de Cristo ⓘ surface form: Christ the Ruler of All
typicalLocation	church apse ⓘ church dome ⓘ iconostasis ⓘ
typicalMedium	fresco ⓘ icon painting ⓘ mosaic ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Esphigmenou Monastery → dedicatedTo → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Almighty → equivalentTermIn → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Pantokrator

Kingship of Jesus → iconographicTheme → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Dečani Monastery → dedicatedTo → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Daphni Monastery → notableWork → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Pantocrator mosaic in the dome

Holy Crown of Hungary → hasIconography → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Salvator Mundi → iconography → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Pantocrator type

Zeyrek Mosque → dedicatedTo → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Pantokrator

Church of the Virgin → hasIconography → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

subject surface form: Church of the Virgin (Gelati Monastery)

Christ in Majesty → relatedConcept → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Cretan School → notableWorkType → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ Pantocrator icons

Church of Christ Pantocrator → dedicatedTo → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Nea Moni of Chios monastery → mosaicSubject → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

subject surface form: Nea Moni of Chios

Cefalù Cathedral → mosaicDepicts → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

Mount Pantokrator → nameMeaning → Christ Pantocrator ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pantokrator means Almighty in Greek