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Stories behind the icons

The saints, the feasts and the monasteries behind the icons in our gallery.

Saint Grigoriou Monastery of Mount Athos
Holy Places · Monasteries · Mount Athos · Saint Anastasia · Saint Nicholas

Saint Grigoriou Monastery of Mount Athos

On the south-west coast of Mount Athos, St. Grigoriou Monastery honours St Nicholas and keeps the relics of St Anastasia the Roman. Its story, how to read the icon of St Anastasia, and how...

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Orthodox icon of the Transfiguration from the Exclusive Collection: Christ in white on Mount Tabor between Elijah and Moses, three apostles fallen below, on gold leafExclusive Collection

The Exclusive Collection: Orthodox Icons from Mount Athos

The Collection About 6 minutes to read Icons are the holy images of the Orthodox Church: they set before us Christ, the...

Read → Orthodox icon of the Panagia Hodegetria, the wonderworking icon type honoured at St. Xenophontos Monastery, holding the blessing Christ, with two angels above, on a gilded panelHoly Places

St. Xenophontos Monastery and the Wonderworking Hodegetria

On the west coast of Mount Athos, St. Xenophontos Monastery honours St George and keeps the wonderworking Panagia Hodegetria, which tradition says...

Read → Hand-painted Orthodox icon of Christ with Saints Constantine, Catherine and Basil the Great, side by side on 24k gold leafOrthodox Icons

Saints of the World: Why Orthodox Christians Venerate Icons

Why do Orthodox Christians keep and venerate icons of the saints? The Incarnation, the Seventh Ecumenical Council, St John of Damascus, the...

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