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Eastern Orthodox icons. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Icons (art). The main article for this category is Icon. This category relates to religious Eastern Orthodox icons, icon painting, and icon painters.
Sep 3, 2023 · Iconography (from Greek: εικoνογραφία) refers to the making and liturgical use of icons, pictorial representations of Biblical scenes from the life of Jesus Christ, historical events in the life of the Church, and portraits of the saints.
Icons are the most widely recognized characteristic of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Icons are found in all church buildings as well as in the homes of believers. The Greek word eikonographia means "image writing". So, icons are said to be written rather than painted.
Apr 7, 2024 · Updated On: April 07, 2024 by Asmaa Alhashimy. Icon painting is a venerable and intricate part of the Eastern Orthodox tradition, holding a place of great spiritual significance since its inception in the early days of the Church. These sacred images, known as icons, serve not only as religious art but as theological texts in colour and form.
Sep 16, 2013 · By Jonathan Pageau on September 16, 2013. One of the best websites/blogs devoted to iconology on the internet is a blog called The Reader’s Guide to Orthodox Icons . This blog is done anonymously and is truly a wonderful storehouse of information on icons, their typology, symbolism and spiritual significance.
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 Троица Новозаветная in Russian).
Iconograms features Orthodox icons, lives of Saints, hymns of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Ecards for almost any occasion!
