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Orthodox icon of Saint Anna, the Mother of Theotokos.(3). Contemporary icon.
Commemorated on July 25 and December 9.
Protector Saint of : Childbirth
Saint Anna is the Mother of Mary, the Mother of God Anna had been married for fifty years and was childless. She and Joachim lived a very pious life.They went to Jerusalem to offer sacrifice to God. The High Priest, Issachar, scolded Joachim telling him, "You are not worthy to offer sacrifice with those childless hands." They left Jerusalem saddened.
Then the two of them prayer to God asking Him to work in them the wonder that He had worked in Abraham and Sarah, and give them a child to comfort their old age. Saint Joachim took his flocks and went to a high mountain. Meanwhile, St. Anna prayed in her garden. God sent the Archangel Gabriel to each of them telling them that they would conceive and give birth to "a daughter most blessed, whom all the nations of the earth will call blessed, and through her will come the salvation of the world." They both promised to have their child raised in the Temple as a holy vessel of God.
"Ancient of Days" icon
Othodox icon of the "Ancient of Days", icon of 12 cent.
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"Ancient of Days" is the name of God as we found it in the Old testament, according of the translation of the O’. Symbolizes the perfection and the eternity of God.
We find this name of our God in two Biblical Books. The first is in the Book of Daniel and it was a vision that Daniel's had: "I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire."A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened”.
The second is in the book of Revelation 1/A 12-18: "I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lamp stands and among the lamp stands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
In the art of the orthodox iconography, sometimes Christ portrayed as an Elderly, as the “Ancient of the Days”, to symbolically show His existence in eternity and some times like a young “person” to demonstrate His incarnation. This tendency of hagiography appeared in the 6th century AD, especially in the Eastern Byzantine Empire.
"Go and Make Disciples" icon
Orthodox icon of "Go and Make Disciples". Copy of an icon of 14 cent. Benaki Museum, Athens
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19.
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"Odegetria" icon (1)
Orthodox icon of The Most Holy Theotokos "Odegetria" icon (1). Contemporary icon.
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Pair with Pantoctaror (7) icon
"Odegetria" icon (2)
