May 18, 2021 Why Is Christ Shown Holding a Banner in the Icons of His Resurrection and Descent into Hades? Listen to the article In many Orthodox depictions of the Resurrection of our Lord, Christ is shown holding a banner. This way of showing…
April 8, 2021 Interesting Facts about the Moscow and Kiev Images of the Annunciation The iconography of the Annunciation is based on St Luke’s description of the Archangel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary and announcing the future…
March 25, 2021 The Image of the Mother of God “Graced of Heaven”. History and Miracles The image of the Mother of God “Graced of Heaven” belongs to the so-called akathist type and is quite rare and unusual. The iconography…
March 22, 2021 An Icon Means Testimony This Sunday is called “The Triumph of Orthodoxy.” On this day the last major heresy was condemned by the Seventh Ecumenical Council. By that…
February 8, 2021 What Are the Two-sided Icons? Everyone will agree that the reverse side of an icon is not often seen in a church. Whether standing in the iconostasis, along the…
January 14, 2021 A Smile that Warms Hearts. Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God The icons of the Most Holy Theotokos have always been revered by the Orthodox Christians with particular ardency. There are many different images of…
December 22, 2020 Yury Kuznetsov’s Icon-Painting School — a Unique Style in Modern Iconography Most schools of contemporary Orthodox iconography follow similar techniques and strictly defined canons while maintaining their own set of distinct approaches. The painting style…
December 10, 2020 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”. Why the Name? Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops answers. The image of the Blessed Virgin with Her hands raised in prayer and the Divine…
December 8, 2020 History of Iconography in Africa Christianity came to Africa as early as in the 1st century after Christ. It was preached in this part of the world by three…
November 4, 2020 “Grandma, What Do I Need an Icon for?” A Story about Help from the Most Holy Theotokos My grandmother gave me a small icon of the Most Holy Theotokos for graduation. She said that this old icon had saved her loved…
