December 1, 2016 953 0 The Tetramorph in Christian Art and Its Meaning Though more likely to appear in the Western art, any experience of Christian iconography will present us at one time or another with the…
November 28, 2016 154 0 A Sacred Image from Belarus: The Icon of the Mother of God of Kupyatich The Kupyatich Icon of the Mother of God appeared in the 1180s nearby the village of Kupyatich in the Minsk area. The icon was…
November 25, 2016 687 0 The Icon of the Mother of God of Kykkos (Merciful) According to tradition, the icon was painted by Apostle Luke. Its name “Kykkiotisa” was originated from Mount Kykkos, located on the island of Cyprus….
November 21, 2016 585 0 Iconography of the Angels and Other Bodiless Powers Talk of God, of Jesus, and of the Saints may diminish, but the subject of angels always manages to capture popular imagination. They have…
November 15, 2016 5115 2 The Meaning of Objects Held by Saints in Orthodox Icons Iconography can be an extremely concise way of communicating the Faith. Therefore, what the Saints hold in their hands in portrait icons help in…
November 11, 2016 138 0 The Icon of the Mother of God “Ozeryanskaya” Not far from Kharkov, in the Transfiguration Monastery of Kuryazhanka, there is a miraculous image of the Mother of God called “Ozeryanskaya”. According to…
November 7, 2016 170 0 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” The Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” is a Theotokos image without a single compositional pattern which is encountered in many versions….
November 4, 2016 68 0 The Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan: The Liberation from an Invasion According to tradition, the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan arrived to Russia from Constantinople in the 13th century. After the Tatars…
October 28, 2016 223 0 The Icon of the Mother of God the Grower of Crops The icon of the Mother of God called “the Grower of Crops” was painted with the blessing of elder Ambrose, a hieroschemamonk from the…
October 27, 2016 202 1 The Patron Icon of Kazan: The Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes On July 9 the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of God of Seven Lakes (also known as…