Theotokos icon

Theotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include "God-bearer", "Birth-Giver of God" and "the one who gives birth to God."#ad

The Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Sign”, depicts the Most Holy Theotokos with prayerfully uplifted hands, and the Divine Infant is at Her bosom in a mandorla (or sphere). This depiction of the Mother of God is regarded as one of the very first of Her iconographic images. In the…

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Vlagyimiri Istenszülő: ikon a közép bizánci művészet korszakának végéről, a 12. század elejéről. Bár Konstantinápolyban készült, neve azt jelzi, hogy innen orosz területre került. A Vlagyimiri Istenanya azonban kiemelkedik a hasonló ikonok sorából gyengédségével, valamint Mária fájdalmának emberközeli megjelenítésével, mely előrevetíti fiának későbbi szenvedését. A Vlagyimiri Istenanya ikon az Eleusza-képtípusba tartozik.

It has been reported that the "softener of evil hearts" Icon depicted on the right, located in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow wept miraculously during the election process of the new Patriarch Kirill. This Icon is also called the "Simon’s Prophecy" Icon. According to the Evangelist Luke, the Holy Spirit told righteous Elder Symeon, the God-receiver, that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah. And thus, forty days after the Divine Infant's birth His parents brought Him…

The tradition of the Orthodox Church maintains that the first iconographer was the evangelist Luke, and that the first icon he painted under divine inspiration was of the Mother of God holding the …

By John Sanidopoulos The main reason Orthodox Iconography is more about imitation than innovation is to prevent heretical concepts from entering the Church, since heresy can just as much be depicted in icons as written in books and proclaimed from the pulpit. One such innovation in Orthodox Iconography that began in America is the depiction of the "Holy Family", showing Christ either in the arms of both St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary, or in the arms of St. Joseph alone. While such depictions…

Beautiful pictures of Mary for the month of May

"ΝΟΤΕ: This icon is made to order (There is one available for immediate shipping) Dimensions: 30 x 20 x 2.2 centimeter / 11.81 x 7.87 x 0.86 inches One of a kind hagiography icon on solid natural pine wood. Hand painted Greek Orthodox icon crafted to perfection abiding to the blessed art of our religion. This wonderful icon has been crafted on solid natural wood and it was carved by hand. The creator of this icon has learned the canonization of iconography in workshops of the Monasteries…