Holy Dormition of the Mother of God

Holy Dormition of the Mother of GodPainted by Bishop Daniel in the Old Believer iconographic tradition, this icon of the Holy Dormition of the Theotokos depicts the falling asleep of the Mother of God with the solemnity and formal reverence characteristic of that tradition. The Old Believer school's adherence to ancient compositional types ensures that this icon stands in a long and venerable line of images of the great August feast. An Orthodox mounted icon for any home or parish that

The scene is one of the most dramatic in all of Scripture and one of the most beloved in the Russian iconographic tradition

The Bridegroom icon is appointed for the first three days of Holy Week

Mary of Egypt — the repentant harlot who spent forty-seven years in the desert beyond the Jordan

A quality mounted or stretched art print from Damascene Gallery

These warriors on horseback

stand as a model of spousal fidelity and courage

this 20th-century icon by Bishop Daniel gives particular prominence to the Mother of God — her posture of humble readiness a model of Christian discipleship for all who venerate her

In the Hodegetria tradition

whose tender Eleusa image has been the greatest treasure of Russian iconography for nine centuries

Rublev's genius lay in conveying heavenly realities through pure form and color — and in this icon

and all who stand against evil — available as a beautifully mounted Orthodox icon from Damascene Gallery

From the hand of Priest Paul Akmolin of the Jordanville school