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The Theotokos of Tikhvin in the golden riza. The Theotokos of Tikhvin ( Russian: Тихвинская икона Божией Матери) is one of the most celebrated Orthodox Christian icons. It is said to be one of the icons written by [clarification needed] St. Luke the Evangelist. According to tradition, in the 5th century, the icon was ...
Ancient of Days. Andachtsbilder. Ángel arcabucero. Animals in Christian art. Theodore Apsevdis. The Archangel Michael (icon) Archangel Michael in Christian art. Ascension of Jesus in Christian art. Asterius of Amasea.
An icon (from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn) 'image, resemblance') is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. The most common subjects include Jesus, Mary, saints, and angels. Although especially associated with portrait-style images concentrating ...
Download QR code; Wikidata item; Print/export Download as PDF; ... This category relates to religious Eastern Orthodox icons, icon painting, and icon painters.
The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. The Feast of the Transfiguration has been celebrated in the Eastern church since at least the 6th century and it is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of Eastern Orthodoxy, and so is widely ...
Image of the Saviour Made Without Hands: a traditional Orthodox interpretation of acheiropoieta made by the hands of Simon Ushakov (1658).. Acheiropoieta (Medieval Greek: αχειροποίητα, 'made without hand'; singular acheiropoieton) — also called icons made without hands (and variants) — are Christian icons which are said to have come into existence miraculously; not created by a ...
The ladder has 30 rungs representing the 30 stages of ascetic life. [1] The ascent of the monks is assisted by the prayers of angels, saints and the community, while demons attack and try to make monks fall from the ladder by pulling them down or striking them with arrows. [1] [2] The depiction of the ladder reflects the importance of angels ...
Holy Trinity Icon. The Holy Trinity is an important subject of icons in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and has a rather different treatment from depictions in the Western Churches. There are two different types of Holy Trinity icons: the Old Testament Trinity and the New Testament Trinity (Троица Ветхозаветная and ...