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THE ICON:TRUTH AND FABLES - Chapter 5 - Spiritual vision and the icon - mmekourdukova — ЖЖ Ivan Bilibin, Image Of Jesus, Christ Pantocrator, Religious Artwork, Religious Paintings, Christ The King, Byzantine Icons, Biblical Art, Orthodox Christianity

Spiritual vision is considered, and not without reason, as a fundamental element of this phenomenon that we call the icon. Let us take a closer look at what this vision consists of, so as to avoid confusion and misunderstandings. I would start with a series of quotations from the well-known work of…

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Mother Of Christ, Orthodox Christian Icons, Russian Icons, Blessed Mother Mary, Child Jesus, Byzantine Icons, The Virgin Mary, Holy Mary, Religious Icons

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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Archangel Gabriel Icon by Anonymous, c.13th Century, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. Saint Catherine's Monastery, Saint Gabriel, Thick Paint, Angel Gabriel, Archangel Gabriel, Russian Icons, Orthodox Icon, San Michele, Byzantine Art

St. Gabriel is an angel who serves as a messenger for God to certain people. He is one of the three archangels. Gabriel is mentioned in both the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible. First, in the Old Testament, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. Gabriel is described ...

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