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Daily Archives: August 1, 2010
St. John of San Francisco on Iconography
Iconography began on the day our Lord Jesus Christ pressed a cloth to His face and imprinted His divine-human image thereon. According to tradition, Luke the Evangelist painted the image of the Mother of God; and, also according to tradition, … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologia, Iconography
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Tagged Iconography, mandylion, Saint John of San Francisco, Veneration
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