December 8, 2020 2642 8 History of Iconography in Africa Christianity came to Africa as early as in the 1st century after Christ. It was preached in this part of the world by three…
December 6, 2020 286 0 Why Is St Alexander Nevsky Depicted Wearing an Ermine Mantle? Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops answers. Indeed, it is unlikely that the holy and right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky wore a mantle…
November 21, 2020 1319 0 What’s Reflected in the Mirror? Objects Held by Angels According to art critic Archpriest Boris Mikhailov, the image of an Angel, as we know it today, was formed as early as in the…
November 19, 2020 1135 0 Irina Yamashita. The First Japanese Icon Painter The Resurrection Cathedral is rising in the center of today’s Tokyo, ringing its bells to spread the good news that Orthodoxy lives here. The…
November 12, 2020 116 0 The Symbolism and Splendour of Gold in Church Art (Part 2) Part 1 How did gold come to be used in church art? Why does it adorn the images of the saints? Is gold still…
November 11, 2020 287 0 The Symbolism and Splendour of Gold in Church Art (Part 1) How did gold come to be used in church art? Why does it adorn the images of the saints? Is it true that it…
November 2, 2020 160 0 Jakobstadt Icon of the Mother of God Feast Days: November 4; July 21 History of the Icon Jakobstadt Icon of the Mother of God has been the only miraculous shrine in…
October 29, 2020 123 0 “Before and After Giving Birth a Virgin”. Icon of the Mother of God Commemorated on 17 (30) October The icon was brought to the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery by the famous Moscow merchant Alexei Grigorievich Mokeev, when he decided…
October 27, 2020 1132 0 First Christian Icons And Encaustic Icon-Painting The earliest religious icons that have survived to this day date from no earlier than the 6th century. These icons were often referred to…
October 16, 2020 136 0 Trubchevskaya Icon of the Mother of God Feast Day: 16 October History of the Icon This miraculous image is from the Narovchat Troitse-Scanov Monastery of the Penza diocese. The monastery was…