Tag Archives: Hodigitria

Tree of the Virgin | Russia’s Best Loved Icons of Mary

Posted on December 25, 2011 by iconreader

The day after a major feast is often dedicated to a person who plays a central role in the preceding day’s narrative. For example, the day after the Theophany, Christ’s baptism, is dedicated to John the Baptist; whilst the day … Continue reading →

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Zhirovits Stone Icon of the Mother of God

Posted on May 19, 2011 by iconreader
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The Triumph of Orthodoxy and Holy Icons

Posted on March 13, 2011 by iconreader

An icon celebrating the veneration of icons, the Triumph of Orthodoxy is the festal icon for the first Sunday of Great Lent. As Lent is a period of communal fasting which continues for seven weeks, such triumphalism early on is … Continue reading →

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Icons of the Mother of God

Posted on July 7, 2010 by iconreader

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 Christ-child. Just like the icon of Christ Pantokrator, icons of the Son of God with His Mother are powerful testimonies to the reality of God’s incarnation as a human. Continue reading →

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