June 24, 2020 Axion Estin: The Icon Before Which Archangel Gabriel Prayed In the Cathedral of the capital of Athos, in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, June 24 (new style) is marked…
June 18, 2020 Belarusian Icon Many people who saw Belarusian icons have the impression of their being warm, kind, and homely. Belarusian icon painters approached even tragic stories in…
June 11, 2020 Why Do We Need Inscriptions On Frescoes and Icons? Text in church art provides a sacred passport of the image. If there is an inscription, there is an icon. If there is no…
June 10, 2020 Unknown Fact about a Known Icon According to some estimates, the number of venerated icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary is about seven hundred, many of them wonderworking – that…
June 7, 2020 The Cosmic Meaning of Icon Pentecost is a feast that encompasses all creation. After the Liturgy, there is a Vespers at which the genuflect prayers are recited. They are…
May 28, 2020 Iconography of the Ascension The holiday of the Ascension was established in the Church calendar around the 4th century. The great Fathers of the Church – St. Gregory…
May 25, 2020 Does an Icon Painter Have to Be a Believer? According to the dictionary, icon painting is a type of art. However, this is a very special kind of art, and its definition is…
May 23, 2020 Why Do the Same Saints Look Different on Different Icons? Orthodox icons are sometimes surprising. We all at least once saw the image of Jesus Christ, written in unusual for our eyes way. Savior…
May 21, 2020 Medieval Icon Painting of Georgia The origins of Georgian ecclesiastical art are associated with Europe and Asia due to its geographical location. The Assyrian Fathers brought with them the…
May 19, 2020 Icons Which Russian People Prayed Before During Epidemics We remember that they pray not to icons, but before icons, turning to the Lord, the Theotokos, saints… And it is not the icon…
May 18, 2020 Iconography Secrets of an Athos Monk The meeting with Father Luke from the Monastery of Xenophon, the Holy Mount Athos, took place in the School of the Saint Elisabeth Convent….
May 15, 2020 Why Are All the Saints on the Icons Alike? Each of us has at least once heard or said an expression “icon-painting face”. What kind of faces are they talking about? Regular features…
