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Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

By Christabel Helena Anderson on April 8, 2021
Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

Editorial note: This is the third part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony the Athonite (1896-1993) as seen through a collection of monographs written by Sister Gabriela, a member of his monastic community in Essex, England.  The previous articles, Seeking Perfection in the World of Art can be […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged Architecture, art, athonite, Christ, church, Eastern Orthodox, essex, fresco, Icon, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical, liturgical art, liturgy, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, mount athos, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox, Sr Gabriela, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Tradition April 8, 2021

‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on September 3, 2020
‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

Archimandrite Sophrony, painting Christ at the Last Supper, early 1980s, the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Refectory.[1]  Image: ©The Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex.   Editorial note: This is the second part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony (Sakharov) as seen through a collection […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Liturgy, Minor Arts, Reviews, Theory, Writers | Tagged abyss, art, biography, book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Father Sophrony, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical art, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Paris, Russia, Russian Orthodox, Saint Silouan, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Theology, Tradition March 31, 2021

Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies Summer School

By Fr. Patrick O'Rourke on June 22, 2012

The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies will be holding their 13th annual summer school course at Westminster College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, July 22-27.  The course is called “The Icon: A Bridge Between East and West”. The schedule features several talks and events. The speakers are an exemplary group of scholars, including  the renowned Orthodox theologian, Metropolitan […]

Posted in Iconography, News | Tagged Aidan Hart, Byzantine, Byzantine iconogrpahy, Cambridge, Coptic, England, iconography, Icons, Kallistos Ware, Monastery of St. John the Baptist July 10, 2014
 

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