Sprutta, Justyna (Prymasowski Instytut Kultury Chrześcijańskiej im. Stefana Kard. Wyszyńskiego w Bydgoszczy, 2018)
Until the 15th century the dragon apparently enjoyed greater popularity than the serpent in Byzantine and Old Russian icons of holy warriors. Nevertheless, the snake also found a place it truly “deserved” there. All images of soldiers fighting against the personification of evil always present their triumph. But it is not only them that are victorious. The serpent and its substitutes are also defeated by male and female ascetics, who demonstrate an attitude equally militant towards evil. However, the primary victor here is God – and rightly so.
