Can We Pray in Front of a Stern-looking Icon? Errors and Pitfalls in Icon...
Have you ever wondered why the faces of saints on some icons are so stern and threatening that they are frightening to look at? Why was St Christopher portrayed with a dog’s head which made...
View Article“The Main Thing I Can Share is That It is not Me Who Paints an Icon”
Mother Maria (Egereva) has been serving in the icon painting studio of St Elisabeth Convent, Minsk for about ten years. She has also been teaching in the school of icon painting of the Convent...
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There is a growing interest for the liturgical arts of the Orthodox Church outside of her. Many outside the Church have undertaken the task of not only painting icons, but ascribing to her theology...
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