Four Myths About Women in the Early Church

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy: "Procession of the Holy Virgins and Martyrs". Mosaic of a Ravennate italian-byzantine workshop, completed within 526 AD by the so-called "Master of Sant'Apollinare".

Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy: “Procession of the Holy Virgins and Martyrs”. Mosaic of a Ravennate italian-byzantine workshop, completed within 526 AD by the so-called “Master of Sant’Apollinare”

Fascinating blog post over at Oxford University Press and this mosaic used to illustrate it is lovely.