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Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary (42 P) R. Russian icons (1 C, 20 P) S. Serbian icons (2 P) U. Ukrainian icons (5 P) Pages in category "Eastern Orthodox icons"
Russian icons represent a form of religious art that developed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity after Kievan Rus' adopted the faith from the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in AD 988. [1] Initially following Byzantine artistic standards, these icons were integral to religious practices and cultural traditions in Russia.
Rus'-Byzantine icons (possibly painted by Greek artists in Kievan Rus) Saviour in a Golden Riza c. 1050 (overpainted in 1699) Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod: Dormition Cathedral, Moscow: Saints Peter and Paul c. 1050 (partly overpainted in the 16th century) Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod: Novgorod Art Museum Saint George // Hodegetria ...
Russian icon of the Holy Trinity The icon of St Nicolas carved in stone (between c. 12 and 15th centuries), at the Radomysl Castle, in Ukraine [2] Luke painting the Theotokos of Vladimir (16th century, Pskov) A rare ceramic icon depicting Saint Arethas (Byzantine, 10th century) Image of the Saviour Not Made by Hand: a traditional Orthodox ...
Icon depicting the Synaxis of All Saints. This is a partial list of canonised saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In Orthodoxy, a saint is defined as anyone who is in heaven, whether recognised here on earth, or not. By this definition, Adam and Eve, Moses, the various prophets, and archangels are all given the title of "Saint".
Such icons were seen as powerful arguments against iconoclasm.In a document apparently produced in the circle of the Patriarch of Constantinople, which purports to be the record of a (fictitious) Church council of 836, a list of acheiropoieta and icons miraculously protected is given as evidence for divine approval of icons.