TY - JOUR AU - Milewski, Ireneusz PY - 2014/09/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Kilka uwag o paramedycznym zastosowaniu oliwy przez chrześcijan w okresie wczesnobizantyńskim JF - Vox Patrum JA - VoxP VL - 62 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.31743/vp.3590 UR - https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/vp/article/view/3590 SP - 357-364 AB - <p>Sources of the Early Byzantine Period describe Christian practices of using oil for medical purposes. These practices were not usual medical procedures. The sources describe the medical use of oil obtained from church lamps or giv­en by clergymen or by holy men, whose prayers were believed to strengthened the “medical” properties of the oil. These practices were used by Christians in many provinces of the Eastern Roman Empire, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Bithynia.</p> ER -