Description: 19th century
One depicting the three Hierarchs St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom, below Saint Gregory and Saint Demetrius; one icon depicting Saint John the Baptist holding Jesus in a chalice and a scroll; and one depicting Saint Catherine.
H. 31.9 x W. 23.8 / H. 31.6 x W. 26.9 / H. 17.9 x W. 14.3 cm
Note:
The Orthodox Church considers in particular three bishops (hierarchs) of the Church as her most important teachers and fathers, who contributed to the development and the spiritual growth of the Church. They are St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, and St. John Chrysostom. Their feast day is on January 30.
In Russian icons, Saints and other figures speak in scrolls.
In the icon of Saint John his scroll reads a variant of: POKAITESYA, PRIBLIZHIBOSYA TSARSTVIE NEBESNOE, repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is come near.
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