Orthodox Iconography | The Catalog of Good Deeds https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog Thu, 28 May 2026 14:10:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Orthodox Iconography | The Catalog of Good Deeds https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog 32 32 160050777 Rublev’s Trinity: Profound Meanings in Every Detail https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/rublevs-trinity-profound-meanings-in-every-detail https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/rublevs-trinity-profound-meanings-in-every-detail#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 13:36:40 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=42043 Rublev's Trinity Icon

Among all depictions of God in the history of iconography, few are as revered and mysterious as the Icon of the Holy Trinity by...

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]]> https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/rublevs-trinity-profound-meanings-in-every-detail/feed 1 42043 The Iconography of the Ascension https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/the-iconography-of-the-ascension https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/the-iconography-of-the-ascension#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 22:10:40 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=42019 Ascension of the Lord

What the Feast of the Ascension Reveals About Christ — and Humanity Before turning to the iconography of the feast, it is worth recalling...

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]]> https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2026/05/the-iconography-of-the-ascension/feed 1 42019 The Birth of New Iconography: A Tale of One Icon  https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2023/11/the-birth-of-new-iconography-a-tale-of-one-icon https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2023/11/the-birth-of-new-iconography-a-tale-of-one-icon#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:51:18 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=40649 Orthodox aesthetic

For over two decades, the icon-painting studio of St. Elisabeth Convent has been a crucible of creativity, forging original icons and pioneering new dimensions...

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Mikhail Lomonosov was an outstanding scientist whose discoveries contributed to the progress of his homeland Russia and the world. Many of his achievements were...

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The narrative of Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos has been present in Christian iconography since the times of early Christianity, starting from the...

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]]> https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/04/exploring-the-variety-of-the-icons-of-the-annunciation/feed 0 38018 Miraculous Icons of the Mother of God and Their Numerous Appearances in the Belarusian Lands  https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/04/miraculous-icons-of-the-mother-of-god-and-their-numerous-appearances-in-the-belarusian-lands https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/04/miraculous-icons-of-the-mother-of-god-and-their-numerous-appearances-in-the-belarusian-lands#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:45:09 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=37965 Minskaya Icon of the Mother of God

The Orthodox world knows many different images of the Mother of God. Each of them has certain distinctive features and history of origin. Despite...

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What made Byzantine Christians take up arms against one another in the stronghold of the Orthodox world of the eighth – early ninth centuries? ...

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Even the most inconspicuous or habitual objects on Orthodox icons have a spiritual meaning. Even the smallest details, like folds of clothes, can bear...

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]]> https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/03/7-little-known-iconographic-elements-and-symbols/feed 5 37672 «Seek Us Who Are Perishing, O Holy Lady» https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/02/seek-us-who-are-perishing-o-holy-lady https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/2022/02/seek-us-who-are-perishing-o-holy-lady#respond Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:10:08 +0000 https://catalog.obitel-minsk.com/blog/?p=37616

Seek us who are perishing, Holy Virgin, punish us not for our sin, but for love of mankind: deliver us from hell, sickness and...

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Today when we see carved icons made of wood or ivory, as well as obsidian or stone icons, we consider them unusual. But if...

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