Holy Icons

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 11 Our Holy Father Euphrosynos the Cook was a devout and faithful man from a peasant background, lacking formal education. As an adult, he worked as a cook, demonstrating remarkable self-control and generosity. Despite...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 15 The Dormition of the Theotokos: A Heavenly Transition The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, observed annually on August 15, commemorates the repose (or...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 8 ***This Icon Depicts Saint John and Prochorus in the Cave of Patmos The final earthly moments of Saint John the Theologian, as recounted by tradition, are shrouded in an aura of profound reverence and mystery. At over a...

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 2 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, recounted in Luke 2:22-29, highlights Mary and Joseph's adherence to Jewish custom. Forty days after Jesus' birth, they brought their firstborn son to the Temple for...

Holy Icon Made without Human Hands The Image of Edessa, also known as the Mandylion or Acheiropoieton (meaning "not made by hands"), stands as one of the earliest and most revered icons in Christian tradition. According to accounts, during Jesus' earthly...

Christ's Holy Resurrection / Harrowing of Hades (The Icon of Pascha) Theophany is a pivotal Christian Feast that commemorates the revelation of the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. During this event,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: October 27 In the remote Alaskan tundra, surrounded by the confluence of the Kwethluk and Kuskokwim rivers, Matushka Olga Michael (born Arrsamquq, meaning "lowly, hidden, or unadorned") entered the world on February 3, 1916. Her...

Christ's Holy Resurrection / Harrowing of Hades (The Icon of Pascha) For Orthodox Christians, Holy Week serves as a profound period of theological education, with each day offering unique spiritual lessons beyond what can be learned from books. The...

Christ Bears the Cross to Golgotha  And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and...

Feast Day/Commemorated: Bright Monday/Thomas SundayThe Panagia Glykophilousa ("The Sweet-kissing") icon, a revered treasure of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou on Mount Athos, boasts a miraculous history rooted in the tumultuous Iconoclastic period. It...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 21/June 3; June 23/July 6; and August 26/September 8The Vladimir Mother of God icon holds an unparalleled place in Russian history, intricately woven with the fate of Moscow. Tradition holds that this icon is one of three...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 6 Saint Nicholas, born to pious parents Theophanes and Nonna in Patara, Lycia, was destined for a life of holiness from birth. His miraculous arrival, healing his mother and standing in his baptismal font, immediately...