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| The Icon Corner: A "How To" Icon corners started out as a characteristically Slavic feature of an Orthodox home. And the Ukrainian Church has a very rich tradition in this respect. more |
Icons of the Virgin Mary: Keeping our
Mother's picture near and dear The liturgical services of the Dormition celebrate, at one and the same time, her leaving this earth and, at the same time, her constant beneficial influence over our lives as Christians through her continuing great intercession on our behalf with Her Son. She who has received the fullness of joy in God focuses her maternal care on our spiritual and temporal needs. Her miraculous icons are one way in which her presence is felt among us. As with pictures of our own mothers who gave us birth, so too we honour images of our spiritual Mother who has a direct relationship to the Body of Christ that is the Church. more |
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| Should an icon written by a non-Orthodox be venerated by someone who is Orthodox? Can an icon created by a non-Orthodox be blessed by an Orthodox priest? I ask these questions because I understand that icons are written with prayer and fasting. I wonder about the spiritual state of the icon writer, and if this has an affect on these matters. see answer | A question on faith and Icons See Answer | ||||
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What are traditionally in Ukrainian/Russian Orthodox ikon corners. Such as the ikon corners you might find in the VILLAGES over in the Ukraine and Russia. Any information you can give me will be really appreciated! Do "worry beads" have a significance in the Ukrainian/Russian culture? see answer |
September 17 On this day, we celebrate the Miracle-Working Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, the "Unburnt Bush." more |
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Introduction to the Miraculous Icons of the Most Holy Mother of God in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church |
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to Other Web Sites featuring articles on icons Click on Links For Orthodox Studies and then on Byzantine Art and Architecture. |
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| We are Living Icons! Those who study and meditate upon the process of writing Icons have found it to be a divine-human co-operation, relying upon Divine Grace and inspiration as well as upon human willingness to be an instrument of God’s self-revelation to the world in the form of Icons. more |
New Fruits of the Spirit: Two Saints and an Icon |
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| I would like to know more about the icons that St. Luke painted. What are the icons called and how has this tradition been passed on? see answer | How Christians Venerate Icons Let this be our meditation on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost when we also remember the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council which proclaimed that the veneration of Icons is a normal and proper response to the good news that God has sanctified matter by becoming incarnate in the Lord Jesus Christ. more | ||||
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I
have seen two
Icons of Christ. One is labeled as the 'Icon of Extreme Humility' and the
other is labeled 'The Bridegroom'. Both Icons appear very similiar in
appearance. Are they in fact, the same Icon but under two different
names? Or are they two separate Icons with two separate meanings? If they
are different Icons, can you explain the meaning and symbolism behind
both? Also, on some Icons of Christ he appears holding an open Gospel and on others the Gospel is closed. Is the Icon he appears with the Gospel open known as 'Christ the teacher' and the one where he appears with the Gospel closed called 'Christ Pantocrator'? see answer |
Icons of the Theotokos | ||||
| I have received a large 19th century Russian icon depicting God the Father. The Holy Spirit in the usual form of a dove is also shown. However, Christos is excluded. I have never before seen this particular representation. Is this unusual? answer | Can you give me some sort of guideline regarding when and where an icon should be blessed? If, for example, you come into possession of an antique, which presumably was blessed well in the past, should it be blessed again once it is yours? Should icons always be reblessed when they change hands? I noted some information by an eBay seller that blessed items CANNOT be sold. Clearly this is not truly the case. Also: is it preferable for the blessing to be near the site it was written, or the country? answer | ||||
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Divine Incarnation Reaffirmed: Kharkiv's Miraculous Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
As the former Soviet Union imploded in upon itself, could any have
thought that a spiritual "Spring" would arise amidst the ruins of its
ashes? In addition to the glorification, ongoing as it truly is, of
the numerous New Martyrs and Confessors, whose names and relics
continue to be discovered and added to the Church Calendar,
miraculous Icons appear regularly to the joy and edification of
thousands of the faithful. One such icon was glorified in the region
of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine . . . |
An answer to a question from a
visitor concerning Non-Orthodox Icon writers.
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| I am seeking a guide to the hand signs which appear in icons. Having tried most of the symbolism links, I still haven't found one. Can you direct me to a source? see answer | I have a 19th century Russian icon of the Crucifixion...very elaborate and beautifully done, with an inserted brass Crucifix and the usual personages depicted (Theotokos, Sts. Mary Magdalene and John, Longinus). On opposing sides also are full-length figures of Sts. Nicolas and Gregory. I have noticed in other such icons that these figures at the sides vary according to the icon. Is there any specific reason for this? Would they represent the patron saints of a specific family who ordered the icon? see answer | ||||
| Why are some icons considered more valuable or "effective" than others? If the icon is simply a representation meant to aid our senses, then it shouldn't really matter whether it was painted in a monastery in the 5th century or yesterday in Cleveland (spiritually speaking. Artistically there may be a difference, but that's secondary.) Why then are some icons treated as if they are especially powerful and praying before them is more effective than praying in front of any other icon? see answer | |||||
