St Nicholas of Myra

St Nicholas of MyraThis mounted icon of St. Nicholas of Myra in the Jordanville iconographic tradition is richly colored, canonically precise, and spiritually luminous. The great Wonderworker of Lycia is among the most beloved subjects of Orthodox iconography, and this rendering honors the depth of that devotion. Available from Damascene Gallery.

is rendered in this modern Russian Orthodox icon with dignity and grace befitting the heavenly host

this icon brings the viewer into an intimate encounter with the face of the Lord: the serene sorrow

painted in 1878 — one of the most beloved works of Russian landscape painting

The pairing of these two images — sorrow and consolation

John the Baptist renders the Holy Forerunner and Prophet in the classical tradition

This feast day icon is celebrated on Bright Friday — the Friday of Pascha Week — when the Church commemorates the miraculous spring at the Balıklı sanctuary in Constantinople

the swaddled Infant

Makary through this quality Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery

the daily celebrant

whose name means Resurrection

interceding before the Lord on behalf of all the faithful

whose relics are kept at Lydda (Lod) in the Holy Land