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,…
October 25, 2017 The Story of the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God The Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, by tradition, was written by the holy Evangelist Luke in the 15th year after the Ascension…
October 20, 2017 What Can I See in the Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God? The Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God (also called “The Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God”) is famous for defending…
October 9, 2017 The Theologian in Silence: Analyzing the Icon of St. John the Theologian Among all the Apostles, the title “Theologian” is only bestowed upon St John, which attests to the spiritual heights to which he attained, and…
October 4, 2017 Orthodox Icon as the Proof of God’s Existence God “adorns himself in magnificence and clothes himself with beauty.” Man stands amazed and contemplates the glory whose light causes a hymn of praise…
October 2, 2017 The History of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Healer” or “Tselitel’nitsa” The original icon known as or “The Healer” was from the Tsilkan church in Kartali, Georgia. It was painted at the time of Saint…
September 25, 2017 The Story of the Icon of the Mother of God of Boyany The icon was painted in 1991 for the iconostasis of one of the local churches in honor of the Nativity of the Mother of…
