Orthodox iconography

Christ Walking On Water Icon by Georgi Chimev. But why won't Pinterest allow it right side up?

Do not say: "I have sinned much, and therefore I am not bold enough to fall down before God." Do not despair. Simply do not increase your sins in despair and, with the help of the All-merciful One,...

A classical Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition survives in Christian iconography

“Jesus during the days of Creation.”

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Gelaat Christus

In the Eastern Orthodox division of Christianity, which is the primary creator and user of Christian religious icons, there is a very strong emphasis on tradition. But tradition can at times be pe…

Learn about the history and name day information of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, one of the saints of the Orthodox Christian Church.

The Geography of Heaven and Hell /// Pemptousia

Vlagyimiri Istenszülő: ikon a közép bizánci művészet korszakának végéről, a 12. század elejéről. Bár Konstantinápolyban készült, neve azt jelzi, hogy innen orosz területre került. A Vlagyimiri Istenanya azonban kiemelkedik a hasonló ikonok sorából gyengédségével, valamint Mária fájdalmának emberközeli megjelenítésével, mely előrevetíti fiának későbbi szenvedését. A Vlagyimiri Istenanya ikon az Eleusza-képtípusba tartozik.