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- Tradition has it that this icon, which is now preserved in a church attached to the Tretyakov Art Gallery in Moscow, was originally painted by the holy Apostle Luke, to whom the Most Holy Theotokos entrusted the production of her image for the support of the faithful.
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Jan 21, 2021 · Ancient church writers report that St Luke […] was the first to use paint to create an image of the Most Holy Theotokos holding the Infant Jesus Christ in her arms. After that he painted two more icons of the Most Pure Lady and brought them to Her.
Archimandrite Job (Gumerov) of Sretensky Monastery talks about the icons painted by St. Luke. Vladimir icon of the Mother of God. The holy Church from antiquity preserves the tradition that the apostle Luke the Evangelist was the first person to paint an icon of the Mother of God.
Luke the Evangelist painting the first icon of the Virgin Mary. Christian tradition, starting from the 8th century, states that Luke was the first icon painter. He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child, in particular the Hodegetria image in Constantinople (now lost).
Oct 18, 2017 · One ancient account explains how during the 5th century a Byzantine Empress brought from Jerusalem to Constantinople an icon attributed to St. Luke.
Oct 18, 2019 · St. Luke is known as a fellow worker with St. Paul, an evangelist (the author of the Gospel that bears his name and the Acts of the Apostles) and a physician. For iconographers, St. Luke is revered as the first (according to tradition) to write an icon of the Blessed Mother.
Oct 18, 2023 · According to Eastern Church tradition, Saint Luke is considered the first iconographer. Though there is no evidence, writings started to appear in the 8th century referring to his icons of the Virgin and Child. His gospel stood out for its detail in the narration of Christ’s childhood.
Nov 1, 2021 · Eastern tradition posits that St. Luke was the first person to paint an icon of Christ and His Mother. One of the icons accredited to him is known by the title: “Salvation of the Roman People” and can be seen in the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
