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St. Luke the Evangelist painted icon

17 January 201618 July 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

[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

10 January 20165 September 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

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…

Saint Nicholas byzantine icon painted

6 December 201518 July 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

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…