Mother of God of Tender Compassion – 20cm x 25cm – £550
This icon of the Mother of God is of the Eleousa type, meaning Tenderness. These icons emphasize Christ’s humanity and closeness to his mother. Mary is seen in the same colours as Christ Pantocrator except the other way round, ie. the red outer garment and blue under garment. By using blue we do not ascribe […]
St John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896- 1966) – 20cm x 25cm – £600
If, like myself you ever had difficulty finding miracles in modern-day life you ought to get acquainted with St John Maximovitch the Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco, the Wonderworker. Of a very small stature, not much bigger than a child, and looking not a little like a garden gnome, in every other way than […]
Saint Anna, the mother of Mary
“The Grandmother of God” is not a title formally applied by the Christian Church to Saint Anna, the mother of Mary (the Mother of God – Theotokos). However, that is effectively what she was. Jesus, the Incarnate God had human ancestors, uncles, aunts and cousins, some of whom are mentioned in the Gospels. Canonical Gospels […]
The New Martyr Elizabeth
Elizabeth (Ella) was the daughter of Princess Alice of Hesse and the favourite granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Ella married the Grand Duke Serge of Russia. Her sister Alexandra was the last Tzarina of Russia, the wife of Tzar Nicholas II. After the assassination of her husband in February 1905 Elizabeth became a nun. She bought […]
The Nativity of the Mother of God
Archangel Gabriel – 11.5cm x 14.5cm – £280
One of the seven archangels. Gabriel is the messenger of God, the Archangel of good news, new beginnings and strength (his name is translated “God is my strength”). He brought the news of the birth of the Messiah to Mary, and also announced the birth of John the Baptist to Elizabeth and Zachariah. As he […]
Icons of the Guardian Angels
Angels are probably my favourite subject. Depicting angels as winged creatures may have originated from the images of the ancient Greek goddess of victory, Nike. In early Christian icons angels are shown giving the martyrs their crowns, laurel wreaths or palm branches, symbolising victory. In traditional Christian iconography angels are never depicted as frolicking, dimpled […]
St John the Evangelist (the Theologian)
One of the twelve apostles “the disciple that Jesus loved”, writer of the fourth Gospel, two Epistles and the book of Revelation is seen here with an open book showing the words of 1 John 4;7. Behind his left shoulder is an angel whispering in his ear. In architectural iconography the four evangelists are depicted […]
Apostle Philip the Deacon
We can read about Ap. Philip in the book of Acts in the Bible (Acts 8; 9-13 and 8; 26-39). He was one of the first seven deacons ordained in the church in Jerusalem. His conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch led to the creation of the Christian church in Ethiopia. Apostle Philip is holding a […]
St Tamara, Queen of Georgia (c.1160 – 1213)
This is an icon of my patron saint. Tamara was the first woman to rule Georgia and her reign marked the Georgian Golden Age. She was crowned a co-ruler by her father George III in 1178. Her subjects titled her “king” and “father”. She was renowned not only for her military and diplomatic achievements but […]