Are you going to choose an icon? This article will help you to make the right decision and to understand what icon is the best for you.
The world was created perfect. But our external beauty differs from inmost, inner beauty, the beauty of our soul. It’s the main difference between painting and icon. Icon is not the art of outside beauty, but it shows the inner beauty of a person, who is in communion with God, because He is the source of the beauty.
At all times icons were called in different ways: window into the heavenly world, visible theology, the Gospel in colors, sign of God's presence in the world. And all these namings show only one side, but can't explain the full mystery, what was born in the bosom of the church life and is so closely intertwined with the life of orthodox Christians. Serbian St. Justin Cheliysky, who lived in the last century, wrote in his diary: " When I walk into the room where there are no icons, it seems to me blind, ugly, without a window to the sky." Indeed, those rooms, where next to icons lits lampion , are especially warm and inspiring.
The first icons appeared in communities and catacombs of early Christian Church. Later, the culture of iconography developed and perfected in Byzantine Empire, from which it is came to Kievan Rus. There icons were perceived by the people with much love. Its came into their lives and over time icons acquired own specific national features
Also in Kievan Rus many new miracles of God’s assistance was made through icons . The memory of many of these doings is passed and kept nowadays.
Some icons accompany our people for centuries, while others keep good memories of family descendants. Icons accompany all the significant events of Orthodox Christians life.
Icons that accompany the Sacrament of the marriage ceremony, called "Wedding icons" or a Wedding couple. Wedding icons participating in religious rites. These are two icons: one of Jesus and another of the Virgin Mary. They should be in every orthodox home. They are usually placed above all the icons, as they are the main prayer images. Traditionally parents bless their children with these two icons for the marriage.
The good gift for a newborn is measured icon. This is very old tradition to give such icon on Baptism. The board for measured icons made of such measure that exactly reproduce the growth of the baby at birth. Icon-painter paints on it an image of the saint from whom the baby gets its name and which in the sacrament of Baptism becomes his patron saint.
At our site you can order measure icons:
• One option - it is the author's icon on а board, which can be made as antiques on the customer's wishes (price of 1900 UAH)
• the second option - a dimensional handmade icon painted on your individual order (price of 6210 UAH)
On Birthday you can give any of the icons of the Christ, the Virgin Mary, the icon of the Saint, whose name have person, or an icon of the Guardian Angel.
Icon of Mother of God have a special place in the life of orthodox christians. Virgin Mary is the main defender of the Christian people, their greatest consolation in sorrow and reliable support in difficult circumstances. There are many miraculous icon of the Virgin . Thats why they have so many copies and lists, and Orthodox Christians are so fond of all them.
Icons of Saints - it's a tradition to paint the patron saint, whose name we receive in Baptism. But unlike measure icons, personal icons of saints may be different sizes. A person can order it as a gift of loved ones, or for themself, to respect their patron saint.
Treveling icons - it is a small image that accompanies the person traveling. This tradition goes back to the Byzantium of XII century. The oldest road icons, preserved to our days, were used by monks and pilgrims in the daily prayers, because they were small in size and easy to travel. Nowadays road icons accompany people in their daily commutes or long trips.
Greek (Silver Covered) icons displayed on our website are produced by «Silver Axion». They are very diverse. In their manufacture is used silver 998 samples, gold and a wide range of colours. The workers repeat exactly the Byzantine icon painting technique. The icons are packed in a gift box. Conveniently mounted on the wall or horizontal surface, as they have a wooden sliding leg-stand. On the back of all the icons have a certificate of Greek canonical image in three languages, including Russian. Among these there are Greek icons and iconostasis, which are collected in one song the most revered Orthodox icon of the Mother of God and the saints.
Embossed Metal (Relief) icons produced by electroforming, which allows you to reproduce exact copies of documents salary original iconographic images.
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On our site you can order the work of our painters. They have made for you any handmade icon on your individual plan (from 1755 UAH). It may be marry icons, measure, icon of Christ, the Virgin, the saints (nominal), Guardian Angel. It can be completely original works, or you can show us your favorite patterns, for example, ancient icons. On their basis painters can make your image, which would repeat the original.
