The Holy Myrrhbearing Women, Cretan

The Holy Myrrhbearing Women, CretanThe Holy Myrrhbearing Women are depicted in this mounted icon in the Cretan iconographic style, with the dramatic visual language characteristic of that tradition. The Cretan style's expressiveness brings a particular depth and emotion to the image of the women encountering the empty tomb and the proclamation of the Resurrection. A quality icon from Damascene Gallery.

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

rich colors

composing a grammar of the Aleut language

from Khan Edigei in 1408

One of the most iconic images in all of Russian iconography

His writings on the spiritual life remain among the most practically useful guides to interior prayer in the Orthodox world

and wandering in prayer — speaks powerfully to the depths of Orthodox mystical theology

unites in his teaching both the heights of solitary asceticism and the depths of compassionate love

this icon of the Holy Transfiguration brings the bold visual strength and warm palette of the Lavra school to one of the most luminous of all the Lord's feasts

with an English inscription identifying the feast — making it an ideal orthodox icon for English-speaking Orthodox households and parishes

the camel-skin garment

The Athonite tradition has preserved an unbroken lineage of iconographic excellence for over a thousand years