March 8, 2018 20887 35 The Meaning of Various Inscriptions in Orthodox Iconography Icon inscriptions are symbols and acronyms accepted in the Russian Orthodox icon-painting tradition. Inscriptions can be made both in Church Slavonic and in Greek…
February 26, 2018 597 0 The Story of the Appearance of the Original Iveron Icon The Iveron Icon of the Mother of God (which is preserved on Mt. Athos) was kept in the home of a certain pious widow,…
February 23, 2018 332 0 Triumph of Orthodoxy: an Icon Celebrating the Veneration of Icons An icon celebrating the veneration of icons, the Triumph of Orthodoxy is the festal icon for the first Sunday of Great Lent. As Lent is a…
February 16, 2018 365 0 Iconographic Analysis of the Last Judgment And He is coming again with glory to judge the living and the dead; His kingdom will have no end. I look for the…
February 12, 2018 551 0 3 Sacred Images Depicting 3 Dimensions of Marriage Our culture bombards us with images of marriage. Pictures and news of celebrity and royal marriages and breakups crowd the pages of magazines and…
January 18, 2018 92 0 A Theological Analysis of the Iconography of The Baptism of Christ The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River by John the Forerunner is also called an “epiphany”. The word “Theophany” (manifestation of God) comes…
January 4, 2018 218 0 5 Requirements for Painting An Icon of the Mother of God The main principles of panting the icon of the Mother of God: 1. In icons, the Mother of God is always depicted…
December 25, 2017 1645 0 Warrior Saints in Orthodox Christian Iconography Also called soldier saints, these are a group of saints who were generally soldiers in life, martyrs to Christ in death, and then latterly…
December 21, 2017 822 0 Understanding the Meaning of a Riza and an Oklad in Orthodox Christian Iconography A riza (Ru: риза) is a metal covering for the surface of an icon, usually made from a precious metal. The English word “revetment” is…
December 14, 2017 833 0 Rare Orthodox Iconography: The Chernobyl Saviour Icon The Chernobyl Saviour Icon was recently transferred from the Ukraine to Japan, so that it may rest in an Orthodox church there. The act…