Saint John Chrysostom

Painted icon Saint John Chrysostom John Chrysostom  Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος(Chrysostomos, anglicized…

Iconography exhibition

,,Steps to Light'' The Romanian Artists Union [caption id="attachment_739" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Jesus Christ icon - Iconographer Liviu Dumitrescu[/caption] [gallery ids="730,740,738,737,741,734,735,733,736"] Location - Gallery Orizont, Bucharest    

Saint Nicholas byzantine icon painted

Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (Greek Anatolia) in the Roman Empire, to a Greek family during the third century in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia), in present-day Turkey, which was a port on the Mediterranean Sea, and lived in Myra,Lycia (part of modern-day Demre, Turkey), at a time when the region was Greek in its heritage, culture, and outlook and politically part of the Roman diocese of…