Most Russian icons depicting Mary are divided into four broad groups: the Eleusa (The Tenderness), the Odigitria (The Guide), the Oranta (The Sign), and the Akathist (The Hymn).

At a special Liturgy of the Word this morning, Pope John Paul he is pleased and grateful to see the revered Russian icon of the Mother of God of Kazan return to Russian soil. A 10-member Vatican ...

(RNS3-DEC29) “Dormition of the Mother of God” (16th Century) depicts St. Mary on her deathbed and an angel slicing off the hand of a heretic. For use with RNS-RUSSIAN-ICONS, transmitted Dec ...

Visiting exhibition of 54 Russian icons and masterpieces opened at the Vatican Tuesday.

Icons' roots are in Byzantine culture and history, and Eastern Orthodox icons often portray Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and numerous saints and martyrs. The majority are painted in egg tempera on ...

The Icon Museum and Study Center will continue to showcase its Russian icon collection while also seeking to acquire icons from other countries and cultures, Morsink said.

The Icon Museum and Study Center will continue to showcase its Russian icon collection while also seeking to acquire icons from other countries and cultures, Morsink said.

While icons from the 11th and 12th centuries still illustrated a predominantly Greek style, a new, local style learned by Russian apprentices was also beginning to emerge.

In a reproduction of a Russian icon from the Marian Library’s Eastern Church art and ephemera collection, Mary’s body lies on a bier with arms crossed. The 12 apostles surround her, and the figure of ...

Thanks to the generosity of a local business man, Clinton is home to one of the largest private collections of Icons in the world.