December 11, 2017 Myrrh Streaming Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos (“Panagia Malevi”) The miracle of the Icon The miraculous Icon is traditionally known as one of the seventy images painted by the Evangelist St. Luke. The…
December 6, 2017 About the Small 1,400-year-old Icons Uncovered in Jerusalem Israel Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 1,400-year-old Christian devotional aid (dubbed a “Prayer Box”) made of bone, with two paintings believed to…
November 27, 2017 The History of the Montreal Iveron Icon of the Mother of God Today we commemorate one of the copies of the Iveron Mother of God Icon, called the Montreal Iveron Icon, a miraculously myrrh-streaming icon from…
November 22, 2017 She Who is Quick to Hear: the Miraculous Athonite Icon of the Mother of God The prototype of the Athonite icon of the Most-Holy Theotokos “She Who Is Quick To Hear” (a copy of which is honored in the…
November 16, 2017 Recognizing the Holy Apostles in Orthodox Icons Icons are painted as windows into Heaven, and therefore to show the Heavenly, rather than earthly, reality. Nevertheless, Icons are made of the people…
November 13, 2017 The Appearance of Politicians, Rulers and Patrons in Orthodox Christian Iconography An interesting story recently appeared about a district official in Kazakhstan being depicted in a fresco at the new cathedral in the city of…
November 8, 2017 Why Do We not See Christ or Saints Smile in Iconography? I’ve heard it from others and wondered it myself when first exploring Orthodoxy: why do we not see Jesus or the saints smile in…
November 8, 2017 Conservation and Restoration of Icons: a Question of Ancestor Kisses Conserve: To protect from loss or harm; to keep quantity and quality constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes. Restore: To…
November 6, 2017 Iconographic Analysis of the Hetoimasia, the Throne of Preparation The Hetoimasia (Gr. ἑτοιμασία, “preparation”), or Throne of Preparation, is one of the most widespread images in iconography, particularly in Orthodox Christianity. It very…
November 6, 2017 The Icon of the All-Holy Theotokos “The Joy of All Who Sorrow” The miraculous image of the all-holy Theotokos, “The Joy of All Who Sorrow”, which is enshrined in the Chapel of Saint Sergius of Radonezh,…
October 31, 2017 A Psychological and Theological Reflection on Icons The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims [H]is handiwork. Day pours out the word to day, and night to night…
October 26, 2017 Several Stories about Various Iveron Icons of the Mother of God During the ninth century and the Byzantine Iconoclasm (destruction of the icons), in the reign of Emperor Theophilus, and in accordance with his command,…
