St Alexandra of Diveeyvo

St Alexandra of DiveeyvoSt. Alexandra of Diveyevo one of the early eldresses of the Diveyevo convent associated with St. Seraphim of Sarov is depicted in this modern Russian icon with the quiet holiness of the Diveyevo tradition. She was the first superior of the women's community that would later become the great convent of Diveyevo under the guidance of St. Seraphim. An Orthodox mounted icon of St. Alexandra of Diveyevo for those devoted to the saints of the Sarov Diveyevo

The feast of October 1/14 — beloved throughout Russia and the Orthodox diaspora — celebrates the Theotokos's maternal protection over all who gather under her veil and seek her intercession

A high-quality Damascene Gallery mounted icon suitable for personal devotion or for a home or parish iconostasis

This 20th-century Palekh icon of St

This mounted icon of the Mother of God of Kazan honors the icon of icons of the Russian Church — found by a young girl in the ruins of Kazan after the city's conquest

are depicted together in this mounted icon in the Jordanville tradition

and his relics were translated to numerous cities

the cross in his hand proclaiming the faith for which he died

this icon of Christ the Bridegroom depicts the Lord in the silence of His voluntary suffering: 'He was oppressed

this modern Russian icon of the Holy Dormition renders the great August feast with the bold visual grandeur and warm coloring for which the Lavra school is known

The great saint is depicted with the canonical precision and spiritual presence characteristic of the classical Russian tradition of Holy Trinity Monastery

but the beginning of the new creation

His feast on December 20 is observed with joy and fervor