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Brendan, TX

The two Pantocrator icons arrived this afternoon - They are so beautiful!

Robert

The icon of Our Lady of Unexpected Joy arrived a couple hours ago, and I am delighted with it; beautiful workmanship and beautiful story that I very much find compelling. Thank you...it has a good home here with a candle burning in front of it. Be safe and be well.

Dushan, Canada

The icon of Christ Pantocrator in the silver revetment cover arrived safely this afternoon. Thank you as always for your careful packaging and shipping of this fine antique.

Henry UK

The icon of St Empress Helena arrived today. Thank you for another beautiful icon and a very prompt delivery.

Henry, UK

Thank you for the icon of St. Princess Sofia. A very interesting person. Once again a very speedy and efficient delivery.

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Menological Minea Calendar Icon for the Month of October

A minea (calendar) icon for the month of October painted in the style of the famous icon-painting village of Mstera, the first half of the 19th century.

Known as synaxaria (monthly), twelve monthly panels of the Calendar icons are exhibited in the church one at a time on a special lectern called the analogion and depict images of saints arranged chronologically according to their feast days in alteration with the movable liturgical feasts as they distributed in the Orthodox calendar for one specific month. Although most saints are represented standing, martyrs are usually depicted at the moment of their martyrdom. The images are arranged in four rows, each row signifying a calendar week of a month with portraits of saints venerated during this week. The layout and color scheme of this “calendar of sainthood” play a role in their legibility and practical use.