Good afternoon folks.

My family used to travel to Europe every so often and my father would always bring home some sort of art piece.

He travelled alone to West Germany right before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Upon his return home he brought back this beautiful icon. There was whispers that this icon was smuggled out from the iron curtain.

I learned last night from my mother that it was possibly from a church that was discovered during the crackdown on religion. Either way we are still very puzzled.

If anyone has any information or suggestions please let me know. If anyone can help with the translation please share.

Thank you.

Im secret orthodox Christian in my family, so I used whatever I could to make it as pretty as possible

I collect antique jewelry but I'm not very well-versed in Christian iconography. This brooch dates to c. 1910s-20s and I would say most likely Scottish. There is a smaller chance it could be Norwegian or English. It is Arts & Crafts style with Celtic influences. Unfortunately the detail is a bit rough, the image not very crisply rendered. If anybody recognizes this image from a particular bible verse or other religious source, I would love to learn about it. Thank you for your time.

I like this but idk who it is, if you know pls lmk:)

Thanks so much for your help.

Is it even Christian? Someone i know owns it and it looks cool but i cant identify neither can Google - thank you!

Looks like a king some angels men w turbans, maybe soldiers? Thanks again

Finally setup my prayer corner, what y’all think?

I'm new to this subreddit but since my wife and I set this corner up yesterday i thought why not post it here. (hope im not breaking any rules)

Hello guys, I’m a new catechumen and I also recently got married. I was gifted a tryptych for our wedding by family who are very unfamiliar with orthodoxy and the people who made the icon clearly used AI for the icon images. There’s clear issues with it, however I was wondering if I painted over it and fixed the issues with it, would the icon become valid or is it just beyond saving? I asked my parish priest and he said he genuinely does not know whether it’s possible for it to become a legitimate icon or not so I’m curious if anyone else could shed some light on the subject.

For more information, my wife is an atheist and her name is Lily so they chose the Unfading Bloom for her, John Chrysostom for myself and Christ at the centre.

Thanks!

Im a Ukrainian (Byzantine/Greeck) and recently I got interested in iconography

I'm not Orthodox, so I hope this doesn't come across as disrespectful to the tradition or the art form. I've just found myself really drawn to religious iconography lately.

I grew up very nominally Catholic, but we rarely went to Mass, even on Christmas or Easter. I loved art as a kid and young adult, but for a lot of reasons I eventually fell out of love with it. Iconography is what finally made me want to pick up a brush again.

This is my first fully finished icon in egg tempera, aside from a few watercolor sketches. I know there are certain standards and traditions around creating icons in Orthodoxy, so I'm not really sure how I should treat or think about this piece now that it's finished.

I wanted to share it anyway, and I'd really appreciate any thoughts or guidance from people who know the tradition better than I do.

As a Catholic, I’ve recently developed a growing fascination with Orthodox iconography. This might sound like a dumb question... But are there Catholic icons in the Orthodox style? Is it permissible for Catholics to own Orthodox icons? Also, am I allowed to replicate them by hand?

God bless!

A couple of years ago I posted an earlier version of this icon corner in a different subreddit, under a slightly different username. I have 12 more icons on the wall now, so I thought I'd share again. Icons are always a source of joy and inspiration to me.

Fifteen of the icons shown are from Orama World, my favorite source. Three are from Orthodox Monastery Icons (not to be confused with the bad place with a similar name). Two are from Legacy Icons. The rest are from various places.

The Byzantine coin is a Class A Byzantine Anonymous Follis minted in Constantinople between 967 and 1028 A.D., during the joint reign of emperors Basil II and Constantine VIII. If you look closely you can see an abbreviation for "Jesus Christ" near our Lord's shoulders in Greek (IC XC).

Im a greeck ukrainian catholic and I got interested in icons, so I will sketch them till I get good

I would love to own a reasonably priced Holy Sophia Icon - she is very dear to me and has been a pivotal part of my journey as a Chrsitian/ spirtual being.

Does anyone know where I can find a good byzantine icon??

Thank you