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Icon The Ladder of Divine Ascent

14 February 201618 July 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a late 12th century icon at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai. The icon represents the theological teachings of John Climacus, also known as John of the Ladder, as represented in the ascetical treatise The Ladder of Divine Ascent, written c. AD 600. The treatise has…

Icon of the Holy Trinity

22 January 201618 July 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

[caption id="attachment_1214" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Icon of the Holy Trinity[/caption] The Church has many different depictions of the Holy Trinity. But the icon which defines the very essence of Trinity Day is invariably the one which shows the Trinity in the form of three angels. The prototype for this icon was…

Resurrection Orthodox Icon

19 January 201618 July 2016 by Liviu Dumitrescu

Liviu Dumitrescu

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…

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…