August 21, 2017 The Miracluous Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God of Tolga The Tolga Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos appeared on August 8, 1314 to the Rostov hierarch Prochorus (Tryphon in schema). Going about his…
August 21, 2017 What Is on the Other Side of the Vladimir Icon? The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most famous and beloved icons in Orthodoxy and particularly within Russia. It…
August 19, 2017 Historical Iconography of the Feast of Transfiguration The Transfiguration is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on the 6th of August. Described in the first three…
August 17, 2017 How the Icon of the Mother of God of Penza Saved the City from Invasion Czar Alexis of Russia (1645–1676) gave an icon of the Mother of God of Kazan as a founding blessing gift to the city of…
August 15, 2017 A Few Notes Concerning Color in Orthodox Iconography Vincent van Gogh said of the Mediterranean: “[It] has the colour of mackerel, changeable I mean. You don’t always know if it is green…
August 9, 2017 An Iconographic Analysis of Scenes from Saint Panteleimon’s Life Born Pantoleon (Gr. “in all-things like a lion”), this pagan took the name Panteleimon (Gr. “All-Merciful”) upon being baptized. He belongs to a…
July 25, 2017 How the “The Three Hands” Icon Came to Be The story of the cut off hand The base of Icon of the Mother of God of “The Three Hands” is a traditional image…
July 21, 2017 8 Miracles of the Kazan Icon of The Mother Of God About the Icon The Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God in the City of Kazan: On 1 October 1552,…
July 12, 2017 Earliest Icons of Apostles Peter and Paul Here are a few photos of the earliest surviving Icons of the Apostles Peter and Paul. They’re from St. Tecla’s catacomb in Rome, and…
July 10, 2017 Expressing Time in Orthodox Iconography To be able to understand icons it is necessary to know how people of the Middle Ages perceived and understood the concept of time….
July 6, 2017 Short Facts about the Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir On July 6 1480, a highly venerated icon of the Other of God was brought from the ancient city of Vladimir to Moscow. Grand…
July 6, 2017 The Miracles of the Icon of the Mother of God of Puhtitsa There are a lot of sacred things in Puhtitsa Convent, but the icon of the Mother of God of Puhtitsa is especially dear to…
