Archangel Michael

Archangel MichaelAttributed to Dionysius the great master who succeeded Andrei Rublev as the preeminent iconographer of medieval Russia this 14th century Moscow school icon of the Archangel Michael is an extraordinary work of sacred art. Dionysius's style is known for ethereal, elongated figures and luminous, almost weightless colors, lending this image of the holy Archangel a transcendent quality rarely matched. A Damascene Gallery mounted icon after Dionysius of

Their willingness to follow Christ in the way of the Cross rather than seek political power has made them enduring models of Christian humility and sacrifice in the Russian tradition

in which the ruler bows before God as the source of all authority

The Holy Mountain of Athos

he drew disciples and established a monastic community that became a spiritual center for Novgorod for centuries

This fine art print from Damascene Gallery celebrates the Cossack tradition so closely intertwined with Russian Orthodox faith and identity

ethereal style gives this image of the holy hierarch a quality of lightness and spiritual transcendence perfectly suited to a saint who combined ecclesiastical leadership with deep personal holiness

where she continues to intercede for the faithful as she has done for centuries on the Holy Mountain

Raphael of Brooklyn

St Theodore of Canterbury

The icon of the Mother of God 'Hilandar' — venerated in the great Serbian monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos — is depicted in this mounted icon

John the Forerunner and Baptist points to the Lamb of God

One of the most spiritually moving images of the apostle in all of Russian iconography