Vatican City, Aug 24, 2004 / 22:00 pm. 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 ...

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).

Visiting exhibition of 54 Russian icons and masterpieces opened at the Vatican Tuesday. Nikolay Yaroshenko, Life Is Everywhere 1888 (l); Dionysius, The Crucifixion, 1500.

With the baptism of Prince Vladimir of Kiev 1,000 years ago, Russia formally accepted Christianity, and with the adoption of this new religion, hired Byzantine artists who helped establish the ritu… ...

Supposedly, upon seeing the icon, Mary “declared that her grace would always be with the image.” Thus, the icons are not only pieces of art, but they hold a spiritual and miraculous essence.

(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 ...

Liberal Arts announces gift of religious icons to Purdue Galleries. PHOTO CAPTION: This Russian icon of Christ Pantocrator is one of 132 icons Katherine "Betsy" Scheuring gave to Purdue Galleries' ...

The collection is on loan from the James and Tatiana Jackson Collection of Russian icons. “Icons are perceived as a window into heaven,” said museum curator Mary Lou Cummings. Iconography is an art ...

In Anaheim, the 3-year-old Muzeo (formerly the Anaheim Museum) is presenting what may be the largest exhibition of Christian iconography ever displayed in Orange County. “Divine Reflections: … ...

In a reproduction of a Russian icon, Mary’s body lies on a bier with arms crossed. The 12 apostles surround her, and the figure of Jesus stands in an almond-shaped mandorla overlooking her body. He is ...

CLINTON — The Museum of Russian Icons will remain closed to the public until COVD-19 is under better control in Massachusetts. The museum had previously announced that it would be closed from ...