Righteous Hannah

Righteous HannahThe Righteous Hannah the barren woman whose fervent prayer at the Tabernacle was answered with the gift of Samuel, the great prophet is depicted in this icon by Priest Paul Akmolin of the Jordanville school. Hannah's prayer, her vow, and her song of thanksgiving at Samuel's birth prefigure the prayer and song of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Annunciation. An Orthodox mounted icon of the Righteous Hannah for those who bear her name or seek her

This Damascene Gallery mounted icon in the Byzantine style is a beautiful expression of the universal kingship of Christ

Alexander Nevsky renders the warrior-prince with the formal gravity and fidelity to ancient types characteristic of that school

rendered here with the warmth of the Jordanville school

the crimson cloak

Archimandrite Cyprian is among the most revered of the Jordanville iconographers

His feast on October 6 is kept with joy throughout North America

an event celebrated throughout the Orthodox world

surrounded by ranks of holy figures — a composition of great theological richness showing the communion of the saints gathered around the Mother of God

the calm gaze of one wholly surrendered to God

and this icon reflects that devotion to canonical form

Rooted in the ancient Byzantine iconographic tradition

Kiprensky's portrait