The Mother of God, Deisis

The Mother of God, DeisisThis mounted icon of the Mother of God in the Deisis composition depicts the Theotokos turned in intercession toward Christ the eternal posture of her mediation on behalf of mankind. The Deisis ("Intercession") composition, with the Theotokos bowing toward the enthroned Christ in prayer, is one of the most fundamental expressions of Orthodox theology of intercession. A quality icon from Damascene Gallery.

spoken in the Matins of Holy Saturday

in the Jordanville tradition offers a canonical rendering of this venerable hierarch of the Russian mission in China

this icon renders the Celtic missionary with the reverent dignity worthy of one of the great pre-schism saints of the West

his commentary on the Epistles and Gospels remains a touchstone of Orthodox biblical interpretation

who presided over the golden age of Georgian Christian culture and is venerated as a holy ruler of exemplary piety and justice

Turn to her in prayer and draw near to Christ through this Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery

Andrei Rublev and the Moscow school of the 15th century — the same tradition that gave us the incomparable Trinity

and boundless compassion drew thousands of seekers to his cell — is depicted in this icon by Dmitry Shkolnik in the Lavra iconographic tradition

A beautiful Damascene Gallery mounted icon of the Annunciation

the renowned 14th-century Byzantine theologian and mystical writer

Known in holy baptism as Helen

translating the Scriptures