October 26, 2016 The Miraculous Icon of The Mother of God of Iveron (Panagia Portraitissa) Apolytikion Hymn of Panagia Portaitissa. First Tone Your sacred icon O Lady Portaitissa, which has come by the sea, is wondrous in your flock,…
October 20, 2016 The Pskov-Caves Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God According to the story, the Tenderness icon of the Mother of God was painted in 1521 by hieromonk Arsenius Khitrosh as a copy of…
October 11, 2016 Why Do the Saints Never Smile on Icons? There are over 400 occurrences of the word “joy” in the Bible, most of them referring to what awaits those who become close to…
September 20, 2016 Iconographic Analysis of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos The Great Feasts serve to tell us the story of the Incarnation, which has its climax in the center of the year with the…
September 16, 2016 An Iconographic Analysis of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Unburnt Bush” The traditions and teaching of the Christian Church often appear to change and evolve over time. It does not mean that the teaching…
September 6, 2016 The Story and Iconography of the Petrovskaya Icon of the Mother of God The story of the icon The name of the Petrovskaya icon of the Mother of God derives from her creator and icon painter…
August 4, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Simon Ushakov In the history of Old Russian iconography Simon Ushakov is associated with the last period of art of the Moscow Russia. Both his creativity…
July 7, 2016 Iconographic Analysis: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist John the Forerunner is the last prophet of the Old Testament, who revealed Jesus Christ to his chosen people. His other name “the Baptist”…
July 6, 2016 Events behind Today’s Commemoration of Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir The celebration of the feast day of the icon “The Mother of God of Vladimir” takes place in gratitude for saving Moscow from Khan…
July 5, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Dionysius Perhaps the last of the Medieval Old Masters of Russian art, Dionysius (also known as Dionisius the Wise, Dionisii or Dionisy) grew up in…