December 6, 2016 St. Alexander Nevsky: On the Outside Struggle, on the Inside Serenity Today, 23 November on the Church’s calendar, we celebrate the memory of St. Alexander Nevsky (1263)—in schema Alexis—grand prince of Vladimir. Helene Iswolsky speaks…
October 20, 2016 34 Signs and Symbols in Christianity The Donkey The donkey is frequently portrayed in Renaissance painting, particularly in pictures of the Sacrifice of Isaac, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt,…
October 10, 2016 13 musical instruments from the Bible Shofar “My bowels, my bowels, I writhe in pain! The chambers of my heart are throbbing! My heart moans within me! I cannot keep…
August 4, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Simon Ushakov In the history of Old Russian iconography Simon Ushakov is associated with the last period of art of the Moscow Russia. Both his creativity…
July 11, 2016 The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul: the Maps of the Apostles’ Travels Saint Apostles Peter and Paul have been honored since the day of their execution. The place where they were buried was sacred for the…
July 5, 2016 On Wearing Black Cassocks Where does the orthodox tradition on wearing black long cassocks come from and what is their purpose? Here is a wonderful article that discusses…
June 28, 2016 Famous Icon Painters: Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev, a famous medieval painter of orthodox icons and frescos, is considered the pride and glory of Russian culture. The name of Rublev…
July 21, 2015 The Finding of the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan The image of Our Lady of Kazan is said to have come to Russia from Constantinople in the 13th century. After a fire destroyed…
