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Monthly Archives: May 2012
The June Menaion Icon
The word Menaion (Gr: Μηναίον; Slavonic: Минея) comes from the Greek word meaning “of the month”. It is used to describe a way of grouping together liturgical texts, prayers and stories based on the order of Saints’ days and other … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Iconography, The Saints
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Tagged Ascetic Saints, John the Baptist, Martyrs, Menaion, Military Saints, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve
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Ascension Icon | Why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Forty days after Christ’s resurrection, He was taken up into the Heavens before the disciples, and so forty days after Easter, is the Feast of the Ascension. The icon for this feast shows the events as described in the Book … Continue reading →
Posted in Icons of Christ, Icons of the Incarnation, The Saints, The Theotokos
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Tagged Angels, Ascension, Great Feast, Jesus Christ, Mother of God, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, Theotokos
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What makes an Icon Holy?
A subtitle for this post could well be: “What is a Holy Icon?”, and as a topic it probably should have been dealt with before now. Perhaps most people reading this already know what “Icons” are within the Orthodox faith. … Continue reading →
Posted in Apologia, History, Iconography
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Tagged Triumph of Orthodoxy, Veneration, Wonderworking Icon
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John the Apostle | The Theologian in Silence
The 8th of May is a feast day dedicated to the Apostle John, the Evangelist and Theologian. Among all the Apostles, the title “Theologian” is only bestowed upon St John, which attests to the spiritual heights to which he attained, … Continue reading →
Posted in Didactic Icons, The Saints
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Tagged Angels, Evangelists, Gallery, Gregory Palamas, hesychasm, Prayer, Russian Icon, St. John, The Apostles, The Twelve
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The Warrior Saints
Also called soldier saints, these are a group of saints who were generally soldiers in life, martyrs to Christ in death, and then latterly revealed as our heavenly protectors. But is their appearance in icons – equipped and ready for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Iconography, Iconostasis, Jesus Christ, Martyrs, Soldier-Saints, Veneration
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The May Menaion Icon
The word Menaion (Gr: Μηναίον; Slavonic: Минея) comes from the Greek word meaning “of the month”. It is used to describe a way of grouping together liturgical texts, prayers and stories based on the order of Saints’ days and other … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ascetic Saints, John the Baptist, Martyrs, Menaion, Russian Icon, The Apostles, The Cross
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