Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь, romanized: Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia.
Russian icons. Russian icons represent a form of religious art that developed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity after Kievan Rus' adopted the faith from the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in AD 988. [1] Initially following Byzantine artistic standards, these icons were integral to religious practices and cultural traditions in Russia.
142 cm × 114 cm (56 in × 45 in) Location. Old Katholikon of the Trinity Lavra, Sergiyev Posad. The Trinity (Russian: Троица, romanized: Troitsa, also called The Hospitality of Abraham) is an icon created by Russian painter Andrei Rublev in the early 15th century. [1] It is his most famous work [2] and the most famous of all Russian ...
Our Lady of the Sign. (Novgorod) Znа́meniye (Russian: Зна́мение) or Our Lady of the Sign is an icon in the orans style, dated at the first half of the 12th century. The icon was painted in medieval Novgorod. It is one of the most revered icons of the Russian Orthodox Church and the main holy of Russian North-West. [1]
For the Russian tennis player, see Andrey Rublev. Andrei Rublev (Russian: Андрей Рублёв, romanized:Andrey Rublyov, [ 1 ]IPA: [ɐnˈdrʲej rʊˈblʲɵf] ⓘ; c.1360 – c.1430) [ 2 ][ 3 ] was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes.
Holy Trinity Icon. The Holy Trinity is an important subject of icons in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and has a rather different treatment from depictions in the Western Churches. There are two different types of Holy Trinity icons: the Old Testament Trinity and the New Testament Trinity (Троица Ветхозаветная and ...
Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]
Our Lady Derzhavnaya. Our Lady Derzhavnaya ("The Sovereign", "The Reigning Icon") is a Russian icon believed to date from the 18th century. According to Irina Yazykova, the Reigning Icon, "remains one of the most revered both inside Russia and in Russian emigre circles. Copies of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God can now be found all over ...