Resurrection Orthodox Icon
Resurrection of Christ The message of victory over the deathly kingdom of the devil is a divine gift which was generously given to humanity. The victory over death, the victory of Eternal life! The message of Eternal Life in the celebration of the event of the Resurrection is the most stunning message of…
St. Luke the Evangelist painted icon
[caption id="attachment_1053" align="aligncenter" width="474"] St. Luke the Evangelist[/caption] St Luke as an artist Christian tradition, starting from the 8th century, states that he was the first icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child, in particular the Hodegetria image in Constantinople (now lost).…
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…