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- The word Pantocrator is of Greek origin meaning "ruler of all". Christ Pantocrator is an icon of Christ represented full or half-length and full-faced. He holds the book of the Gospels in his left hand and blesses with his right hand. The icon portrays Christ as the Righteous Judge and the Lover of Mankind, both at the same time.
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The icon of the Theophany consists of Christ, flanked by two angels and John who baptizes Him. Christ is contained within a “coffin” of water, with his arms folded over his chest as one Who is buried, and the waves form a shroud over His body, and the icon of His baptism also becomes one of His burial.
Sep 18, 2019 · Christ Pantocrator, 6th Century, St Apollo’s monastery, Bawit, Egypt, now at the Coptic Museum, Cairo. This apse is one of the earliest depiction of Christ in Glory in the ellipse. Christ in Glory or Pantocrator (Almighty), is arguably the most important icon to be found in a Coptic Orthodox church.
Icon of Christ As Pantocrator. Christ as Pantocrator, meaning “Almighty, All Powerful,” is the Greek word used by Paul to describe the Lord in II Corinthians 6:18 and by John nine times in the Book of Revelation: 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 16:14; 19:6; 19:15 and 21:22.
Pantocrator or. Pantokrator (Greek: Παντοκράτωρ) is one of many titles ascribed to the Divine. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek as the Septuagint (LXX), Pantokrator was used to translate the Hebrew title El Shaddai. Early Christians also used this title for Jesus of Nazareth. The oldest known surviving example of the ...
Jan 16, 2012 · The Coptic tradition of icon painting was formed under the influence of ancient Egyptian and Greek art. The characteristic features of Coptic icon painting can already be seen in the fourth century: the large eyes and ears on a small head, the confident lines, the naive and childlike depictions. The Copts themselves are certain that iconography ...
Christ Pantocrator is an icon of Christ represented full or half-length and full-faced. He holds the book of the Gospels in his left hand and blesses with his right hand. The icon portrays Christ as the Righteous Judge and the Lover of Mankind, both at the same time.
Christ Pantocrator The main dome of the Gračanica, 1318−1321 Gračanica’s uniqueness lies in the fact that the icon known as Pantocrator, which inspires liturgical awe, is depicted not just as the God-Man—i.e., God who assumed human nature—but as Co-Man, identifying Himself with man in his suffering and helplessness, with human pain ...
