St Alexander Nevsky

St Alexander NevskySt. Alexander Nevsky Grand Prince, military commander, and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church defeated the Swedes on the Neva in 1240 and the Teutonic Knights on the ice of Lake Peipus in 1242, defending the Orthodox faith against the encroachment of the Catholic West. Written by Hieromonk Andrei Erastov in the Jordanville tradition, this icon of the great prince saint depicts him with the bearing of a warrior and the holiness of a monk. An Orthodox

venerated as a saint and whose Trinity icon is considered the supreme masterwork of Orthodox iconographic art — is himself depicted here as a subject of veneration in this modern Russian icon

in the Jordanville tradition

Anna for any home or as a patron icon

have been united with Christ by their faith

The modern Russian iconographic tradition carries forward the spiritual and aesthetic legacy of centuries of sacred art

this pre-20th-century icon of the Archangel Michael captures the warrior-prince of the heavenly host in a bold and powerful composition

who was a monk of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra

A rare Orthodox mounted icon of the Savior in the Yaroslavl type

A beloved image of old Russia and a fine art print from Damascene Gallery

Paul Drozdowski depicts him with the gravity and spiritual authority of one who wrestled with God and was not let go

From his youth he sought solitude and prayer

Blessed Augustine of Hippo — one of the greatest theologians in the history of the Church and a towering witness to God's transforming grace — is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a saint of the undivided Church