St Ignatius Brianchininov

St Ignatius BrianchininovSt. Ignatius Brianchaninov the 19th century Bishop of the Caucasus whose writings on prayer, repentance, and the spiritual life have guided generations of Orthodox Christians is depicted here by Priest Paul Akmolin in the Jordanville tradition. His works, including The Arena and On the Prayer of Jesus, are among the most read texts in contemporary Orthodox spiritual literature. An Orthodox mounted icon of this beloved ascetic teacher from Damascene

a monk of the North in the tradition of Valaam's ancient forest saints

is one of the great spiritual fathers of the 19th-century Russian Church

A Damascene Gallery mounted icon of Christ the Savior belongs at the center of every Orthodox prayer corner — the face toward which all other prayers and devotions are ultimately directed

Samuel is venerated on August 20

Venerated throughout the Russian Church

this icon honors the 'Mary of the Gaels' with devotional care

" a beloved Hodegetria type of the Russian Church

Their feast is September 20

Alexis Metropolitan for any home or parish that venerates the great hierarchs of the Russian Church

This modern Byzantine icon renders the young monk-martyr with the spiritual intensity of one who met death with prayer on his lips

whose iconic vision defines the Russian iconographic tradition

The Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos commemorates the moment when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary with words that would change the world forever: "Rejoice