December 19, 2019 Theophanes the Greek The development of Russian culture in the Middle Ages is characterized by the active development of church architecture. Newly built temples had to be…
December 18, 2019 The Mystery of Vestments on the Icons of the Savior Iconography is a unique phenomenon in medieval art that carries one’s consciousness away into the spiritual world. Everything matters: not only the image itself…
November 6, 2019 Joy of All Who Sorrow Icon of the Mother of God There is no escape from sorrow in our lives. You will have sorrow in the world, the Savior tells us, but be brave, for…
November 5, 2019 Icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga It was 1748. The serfdom in Russia had not been abolished yet, and the peasants were under the control of their masters. However, everyone…
November 2, 2019 Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God There is a great Orthodox sacred object in the Odessa region of Ukraine – the Kasperovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. It is…
October 23, 2019 Icon of the Mother of God of Zograf (Foreteller) The icon was glorified in the Bulgarian Zograf monastery on Mount Athos in the 13th century, during the first attempts to impose a union…
October 8, 2019 Healing of the Custodian of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God A lot is known about the miracles and intercession of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. Twice a year, the myrrh-gushing…
October 2, 2019 The Miraculous Hirbovat Icon of the Mother of God The official recognition of the miraculous Hirbovat Icon of the Mother of God took place in 1859, and over time, its veneration has increased…
August 31, 2019 Adventures of the Edessa Image We venerate Thy most pure image, O Good One The Church celebrates the feast day of one of the most famous and revered icons…
August 20, 2019 The Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (of Kiev) There are a number of icons depicting Sophia, the Wisdom of God, in the Russian Orthodox Church, namely, in Kiev, Novgorod, Vologda, Tobolsk, Moscow,…
July 24, 2019 Virgin Hodegetria of Barkolabovo: The Guardian of the Eastern Lands We all know such miraculous icons of Mother of God as Our Lady of Kazan, the Iviron Theotokos or Theotokos of Vladimir. But, probably,…
