Our Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ Pantocrator "The Savior" (4) of the world.

The Bible that our Christ holds in his left hand is open to display a passage from the Gospel. Various passages are used in Pantocrator icons as are various languages. The most common is John 8:12: Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life".

Orthodox icon of our Savior Jesus Christ with the Samaritan woman (Saint Photene). Contemporary icon.

Commemorated on Sunday of the Samritan Woman.

Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ "Pantocrator" (SP).

Silver-plated icons are made with the latest and very specific technique. The icon is a copy of a hand painted icon and the background is silver 958. This Orthodox icon shows Christ as the Pantocrator which means ruler of all, all powerful, sustainer of the world. He is giving a blessing with His right hand and holds a book in His left showing it open to His teachings. This icon is also called Christ the Teacher,he halo around His head shows His holiness. Unique to Christ is the cross shown in the halo and theGreek letters  (omega, omicron, nu) which literally means He who is This is the name God revealed to Moses at the burning bush.

Contemporary Orthodox Christian icon of Jesus Christ as The Great Hierarch.

The Great Hierarch icon of Jesus Christ is the depiction of Jesus Christ in patriarchal vestments. This kind of icon, the Great Hierarch, is based on the Old Testament prophecy: " You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek" (Ps.109: 4), commented by the Apostle Paul as follows " being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 5: 10).

Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ the Great Hierarch (2).

This Orthodox Icon is made by iconographer Demetrios Chraniotis (Greece). (This icon is an original copy). The Great Hierarch is the depiction of Jesus Christ in the pontifical vestments.  In Orthodox iconography, the Great Hierarch recreates symbolic naming of Jesus Christ, based on the Old Testament prophecy: " You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek" (Ps.109: 4), commented by the Apostle Paul as follows " being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 5: 10).

Orthodox icon of our Savior Jesus Christ with scenes of His life.

In this icon our Savior Christ is in the middle and He is surrounded by the icons:

Top: Annunciation and Pentecost

Bottom: "Sunday of Thomas" and "Crucifixion"

Left Side: "Nativity", "Presentation to the Temple", "Baptism" and "Transfiguration"

Right Side: "Dormition of Theotokos", "Resurrection", "See the places that He was" and "Deposition from the Cross".

Dimensions of the icon: 7"12/16 x 11" 4/16 x 3/4

Orthodox icon of the Last Judgement (1). Contemporary icon from a Monastery in Meteora, Greece.

NOTE: the name of the store in the icon is a watermark. Your icon will NOT have it.

Orthodox icon of the Last Judgement (2). Icon of 15th cent.

NOTE: The sizes of the icon ARE NOT EXACT.