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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 · Photo Credit Robert Drózd CC via Wikipedia. A popular account relates how in the 4th century St. Helena discovered an image of the Virgin Mary that was painted by St. Luke on a tabletop made by ...
The ancient tradition that says that the holy Evangelist Luke painted this icon of the Mother of God goes back as far as the eighth century. According to the Lives of saints, this testimony was cited by Patriarch Germanos, in an epistle to Constantine Copronimos attributed to St. John Damascene, and in an epistle of the patriarch to Emperor ...
May 5, 2009 · May 5, 2009. #1. To all the church history buffs (because I don't have time to track it down for myself!): I've found it common for Eastern Orthodox (and others, sometimes) to claim that Luke created the first "icon" of Mary with Jesus. One or two articles claimed that this tradition was alluded to in some early church writings, including ...
Jan 21, 2021 · The Greek guide to icon painting called “Herminia” (early 18th century, presumably based on earlier texts of the 16th century) gives a brief description of the holy apostle: “The Evangelist Luke is not old, with curly hair, a little beard, is presented writing an icon of the Holy Virgin.“. The oldest such image is a wall painting ...
Oct 18, 2019 · Saint Luke, the Artist. Fr. Michael Cummins. October 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.
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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. Join Us in Prayer. Please join The Station of the Cross everyday at 3 PM for a Holy Hour where we ...
