Although the exact moment in the liturgy when this initial occurs has not been determined, the iconography suggests that it begins a chant used in the Mass celebrating the feast of St. Philip the Apostle (May 11), identified here by the cross-staff that he carries. Initial D with the St. Philip the Apostle This image shows the reverse of a cutting with an historiated initial from a gradual. Script: Rotunda
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