Holy-Icons

Glykophilousa Mother of God

Matthew — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:30:24 +0000

Glykophilousa Mother of God

Christ in Glory

Matthew — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:38:40 +0000

In this icon of Christ in Glory, the Creator and Redeemer of the universe is seen in the human features of the Incarnate Son of God. He is seated on the heavenly throne, blessing with his right hand and holding the Gospel Book in his left. An oval mandorla surrounds the Throne, and this overlies an octagonal square — symbol of the future age. Cherubim fill the spaces, and the symbols for the four Evangelists fill the corners. It is based on a 20th-century Russian prototype with roots going back to St. Andrei Rublev.

St. Laura

Matthew — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:07:51 +0000

St. Laura of Cordova

Saint Laura of Cordova (Spanish: Santa Laura de Córdoba) (died 864) was a Spanish Christian who lived in Muslim Spain during the 9th century. She was born in Córdoba, and became a nun at Cuteclara after her husband died, eventually rising to become an abbess. She was martyred by Muslims who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling lead. Her feast day is on October 19; she is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Laura

Christ Pantocrator

Matthew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:38:58 +0000

The image of Christ Pantocrator was one of the first images of Christ developed in the Early Christian Church and remains a central icon of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the half-length image, Christ holds the New Testament in his left hand and makes the gesture of teaching or of blessing with his right.

Christ the Light-Giver

Matthew — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:38:28 +0000

This icon of Christ depicts Hom with an open gospel book with the words, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” This particular icon was painted on a recessed panel.

St. David the King

Matthew — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:48:19 +0000

St. David, the great-grandson of Ruth and Boaz was the king of Israel, and is an ancestor of Jesus Christ. He is well known for his many hymns and psalms.

Righteous Judith

Matthew — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:51:09 +0000

The Righteous Judith’s story is told in the Deuterocanonical book of Judith. She was a widow in the time of King Nebuchadnezzar. While under siege from the Assyrians, and on the brink of starvation, the Jews of the city of Bethulia consider surrendering. Judith, a widow, refusing surrender sought out the General of the Assyrians, and entranced him with her beauty. While he was distracted, she cut off his head, thus leaving the Assyrians with no leader. This allowed the Jews to fight back and drive away the Assyrian army.

Patriarch Jacob

Matthew — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:50:34 +0000

Jacob, the son of Isaac and the father of the heads of the tribes of Israel.

Prophetess Deborah

Matthew — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:48:52 +0000

St. Deborah the Prophetess’ story is told in Judges 4:4-5:31. She used to sit under a palm tree and the Israelites would come to her for judgements. She went with Barak to face the forces of Sisera, and God granted the Israelites victory. Judges 5 records the Song of Deborah and Barak, one of the oldest poems in the Bible.

Prophet Daniel

Matthew — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:47:52 +0000

St. Daniel the prophet was a youth in Babylonian captivity and was made one of three presidents in the kingdom of Darius. He was so admired by Darius that Darius considered putting the rule of the kingdom under Daniel. The other presidents, and satraps wanted to remove Daniel, and so they had Darius issue an edict that anyone praying within 30 days of the edict must be placed in the lion’s den. When Daniel continued praying three times a day, he was thrown into the lion’s den overnight, but the next morning he was found unharmed. So impressed was Darius that he had the satraps and presidents cast into the lion’s den with their families. They were instantly killed by the lions.