The Art of the Icon

The Holy Trinity:  This is the Icon depicting the Christian belief that God is comprised of three entities: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. It is the work of the Russian monk Andrei...

Saint Catherine:  Also known as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Egypt. She had a vision of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus. With this vision she began to preach the word of God. Frightened...

Saint Nektarios or Nektarios of Aegina or Nektarios of Pentapolis was born in 1846 in Thrace, modern day Turkey. After completing his studies in his hometown, he decided to dedicate is life to the...

Saint Nektarios or Nektarios of Aegina or Nektarios of Pentapolis, was born in 1846 in Thrace, modern-day Turkey. After completing his studies in his hometown, he decided to dedicated is life to the...

The Passion symbols, spear, cross, sponge, nails, and the crown of thorns in the hands of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, together in an icon of the Virgin Mary and the Child. The original...

Saint Sophia and her daughters, Faith, Hope, and Love, were known for their steadfast devotion to God. The three daughters expressed their loyalty to God so unwaveringly to the Roman Emperor that he...

Archangel Michael is one of the most celebrated of the Angels, chief of the Heavenly Hosts. Archangels are messengers of great and wondrous tidings. They reveal prophecies and the mysteries of the...

Saints Theodore Stratelates and Tyron are soldiers who have been praised as Great Martyrs and servants of Christ. Often honored and depicted together in churches as “Agioi Theodoroi”, or...

Saint Nicholas, also called Nicholas the Wonder Worker or Nicholas of Myra, is a popular saint in the Orthodox Church. According to tradition, Saint Nicholas was born into a Christian family in Lycia...

This Icon is the depiction of the last meal Jesus eats with his disciples before his betrayal and arrest. The last Supper is the basis for the Eucharist (from the Greek Eucharistic for...

In the book of Genesis, God places the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden. This is where the tree of life stands as a symbol of God giving presence and eternal...

The Annunciation, or the Annunciation of the Theotokos, refers to the event in which Archangel Gabriel visited the Virgin Mary with the message that she was to become the mother of Christ. The...