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Tag Archives: Constantinople
The Astonishment of Sisoes | Contemplating Death
After the fall of Constantinople in 1452, there appeared among the newly subjugated Greeks an image of a 4th century ascetic Saint, lamenting over the tomb of an even more ancient, pagan, Emperor: Alexander the Great. This Icon, the Astonishment … Continue reading →
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Theotokos of the Life-Giving Spring
On Bright Friday, the first Friday after Easter, the Life-Giving Spring is celebrated. The Life-Giving Spring is all at once a title given to the Mother of God, an actual miracle-working spring near Constantinople, and an Icon of the same … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Special Icons, The Theotokos
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Tagged Constantinople, Gallery, Greek Icons, ΖΩΟΔΟΧΟΣ ΠΗΓΗ, Jesus Christ, Life-Giving Spring, Mother of God, Theotokos
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A Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons 