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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Oct 12, 2015, 12:33 PM Oct 2015

Some pictures from my parish

Icon of St. George

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The martyrdom of St. George

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Icon of St. Andrew

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End of liturgy - people go to greet the priest before they leave. Behind them, you can see part of the iconostasis. (A big wooden structure which is in front of the altar.)

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The priest distributes antidoron, blessed bread, after liturgy.

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Some pictures from my parish (Original Post) shenmue Oct 2015 OP

Were the icons painted locally (by a local artist) or imported? No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #1

The wall panel icons were painted a few months ago shenmue Oct 2015 #2

It's good someone still practices this form of art. nt No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #3

Thank you shenmue Oct 2015 #4

Thank you for sharing these with us. beemer27 Oct 2015 #5

Thanks shenmue Oct 2015 #6

Are you an Eastern Rite Catholic? Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #7

Greek Orthodox shenmue Oct 2015 #8

Excellent. Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #9

Thanks shenmue Oct 2015 #10

I won't be surprised if this Pope adopts the Greek Orthodox Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #11

I'd like to see that as well shenmue Oct 2015 #12

No Vested Interest

(5,166 posts)

1. Were the icons painted locally (by a local artist) or imported?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 02:25 PM

Oct 2015

How old are they, roughly?

They are lovely.
Thanks for sharing, Shenmue.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. The wall panel icons were painted a few months ago

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 03:17 PM

Oct 2015

I don't know the name of the iconographer, sorry.

We've had the St. Andrew picture in the lobby for a couple months.

No Vested Interest

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3. It's good someone still practices this form of art. nt

Reply to shenmue (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 03:56 PM

Oct 2015

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

4. Thank you

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 04:01 PM

Oct 2015

beemer27

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5. Thank you for sharing these with us.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Oct 12, 2015, 05:16 PM

Oct 2015

The icons are beautiful, and I enjoyed seeing them. In the parish I attended as a youth we had few pictures, but many statues. (We were Roman Catholic.) It is nice to see how others worship the same God that created us all.