Christian iconography

A beautiful collection of Antique Holy Card Ephemera! Most of these cards are French with Lace borders, some are Sacred Heart Holy Cards.

This is an extract from a longer post about the Icon of Christ, but deserves a separate entry. It explains the meaning behind the way Christ and the Saints are sometimes shown holding their right h…

We often find in iconography and in stained glass windows in churches, of saints and Jesus using certain hand gestures. There is two in particular that are used a lot. Both of these have a particul…

“"In six days the Lord made the ­heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the Lord has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy." (Ex 20)”

Association Icône Contemporaine

Elder Sophrony on What We Should Know Approaching the Jesus Prayer. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.

Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.