File Bogorodichni ikoni.jpg thumb right 300px An 18th century Russian icon depicting various types of the Theotokos icons Theotokos lang el , transliteration transliterated Theot kos is the Greek ... Theotokos. The First Council of Ephesus Council of Ephesus decreed in 431 that Mary is Theotokos because ... ref Etymology and translation Theotokos is a compound of two Greek words, God and parturition ... use, Theotokos is often left untranslated, or paraphrased as Mother of God . The latter title is the literal .... ref Citation author Methodius of Patra title Speech on Symeon and the Holy Theotokos ref blockquote In many traditions, Theotokos was translated from the Greek into the local liturgical language ... moscow.jpg thumb right 220px Our Lady of Kazan Theotokos of Kazan The English term Mother of God is mostly used as an imprecise translation of Theotokos , and frequently requires explanation. ref ... maryc1.htm and http socrates58.blogspot.com 2006 08 mother of god theotokos does this.html ref The other ... to Mary, showing that the titles are not synonymous It is truly fitting to call you blessed, the Theotokos ... added. The difference between the two terms is that the former, Theotokos explicitly refers to physical ... in other languages. Theology Mariology Theotokos specifically excludes the understanding of Mary ... Creed , but is born in time of Mary. Theotokos thus refers to the Incarnation Christianity Incarnation ... Old Catholic Old Catholics , Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholics call Mary Theotokos . The First Council of Ephesus Council of Ephesus decreed, in opposition to those who denied Mary the title Theotokos ... is Theotokos because her son Jesus is one person who is both God and man, divine and human. Some Protestants still hold that Mary cannot be Theotokos , but only Christotokos . ref http www.be ... Theotokos or not. For if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, how is the holy Virgin who gave Him birth, not Theotokos ? Epistle 1, to the monks of Egypt Patrologia Graeca PG 77 13B . Thus the significance ... more details
The Rule of the Theotokos is an Eastern Orthodox Christian prayer based on praying Angelic salutation 150 times. This prayer is similar to the prayer of rosary in the West. The Theotokos showed this rule to people in the 8th century. Later it was forgotten and it was rediscovered for the Orthodox Christian s by St. Seraphim of Sarov . ref http lib.eparhia saratov.ru books 17s savva Shiigumen Savva 89.html Rule of the Theotokos ref The prayer consists of 150 Angelic salutation s, which are divided into 15 decades. Each decade focuses on some important event in the life of the Theotokos . Seraphim Zvezdinsky describes the following structure of the rule Birth of the Theotokos Presentation Annunciation Visitation to Elizabeth Birth of Christ Meeting of the Lord Flight into Egypt Loss of Jesus in Jerusalem Miracle in Cana of Galilee Theotokos standing by the Cross Resurrection of Christ Ascension of Christ Descent of Holy Spirit Dormition of Theotokos Glory of Theotokos The rule of the Theotokos, as prayed today, in addition to Angelic salutations usually includes also some other prayers. Thus usually some corresponding church hymn e.g. troparion is added to each decade. Also some introductory and closing prayers are included. References Reflist External links http www.bombaxo.com blog files rule.pdf The Rule of the Mother of God of St Seraphim of Sarov Category Christian prayer ... more details
Image .jpg thumb right The Theotokos of Tikhvin in the golden riza . The Theotokos of Tikhvin is one of the most celebrated Orthodox Christianity Orthodox Christian icon s. It is said to be one of the icons painted by St. Luke the Evangelist . According to tradition, in the 5th century, the icon was transferred from Jerusalem to Constantinople , where a church was built specially for it. ref http days.pravoslavie.ru Life life1395.htm Pravoslavie Portal, in RussiaRizan ref These are the same traditions as accrue to the Hodegetria icon, suggesting the stories have become conflated in terms of composition the Tikhvin icon is of the Hodegetria type. Art historians prefer a date of about 1300, and a Russian artist. This matches a further tradition that the icon miraculously appeared, hovering over a lake, in Russia near Tikhvin in 1383. Image Tikhvinskaya.jpg thumb left The Theotokos of Tikhvin ca. 1300 In the period between 1949 and 2004 the icon was stored in Chicago , USA , having been taken out of Russia for safety by a bishop. It returned to Tikhvin , Russia in 2004. Most of the icon, except the two faces, is normally covered by a chased frame of precious metals and jewels riza . References Reflist External links http orthodoxwiki.org Theotokos of Tikhvin Theotokos of Tikhvin in OrthodoxWiki Theotokos in Russia DEFAULTSORT Theotokos Of Tikhvin Category Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Tikhvin Russia stub ka pl Tichwi ska Ikona Matki Bo ej ru sr fi Tihvin n Jumalan iti ... more details
Expand Russian date August 2011 Infobox Painting image file .jpg painting alignment right image size 300px title Theotokos of Tolga artist Theophanes the Greek year 1314 Manifested type Wood, tempera height width height inch width inch diameter cm diameter inch city Moscow museum Tretyakov Gallery Throne , Tolga Monastery Manifested The Theotokos of Tolga lang ru is a Russian Orthodox icon representing the Virgin Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus Christ . The Theotokos of Tolga , named after the Tolga river in Yaroslavl , is known in three copies created between the end of the 13th ref cite book last Lazarev first Viktor authorlink Viktor Lazarev title Russian icon painting from its origins to the beginning of the 14th century url http www.icon art.info book contents.php?lng ru&book id 7&chap 5&ch l2 5 isbn 5 210 01342 0 accessdate 3 September 2010 year 2000 publisher Iskusstvo language Russian ref and the beginning of the 14th century. They were drawn in Eleusa type. One of them, traditionally called a Manifested icon, was manifested to Prokhor Bishop of Rostov Prokhor, the Bishop of Rostov in 1314. The icon version of the end of 13th century Throne icon or Tolgskaya I is held in the Tretyakov Gallery , while the Manifested one also known as Tolgskaya II is in the Tolga Monastery . Tolgskaya III was created circa 1327. It is currently held in the Russian Museum . Theotokos of Tolga is referred to as the patroness of the Yaroslavl land. References references External links Commons category inline Tolgskaya of Yaroslavl http www.pravoslavie.ru put 050821011542.htm Theotokos of Tolga at the Pravoslavie.ru in Russian . orthodoxy stub Theotokos in Russia Use dmy dates date August 2011 Category Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Tolga Category 13th century Christianity Category 13th century paintings Category 14th century paintings pl To gska Ikona Matki Bo ej ru ... more details
The Theotokos of Miasena or the Theotokos of the Azour is an icon of Mary mother of Jesus Mary which is thought to have been involved in a number of miracle miraculous events. These events include the rediscovery of the icon unharmed over 100 years after it is supposed to have been thrown into a pond. There are no extant accounts as to how this icon first appeared at the monastery of the Theotokos at Miasena , near the city of Melitene , Little Armenia . The monastery was founded by St. Acacius of Melitene in the 5th century. It is known that the icon is linked to several miracles which have been linked to its presence there. Accounts to how it disappeared differ. Some sources say that the icon was cast into the water either the pond of Ghazour near the monastery or Lake Zagura because the local population feared that the icon would be destroyed by the Iconoclasm iconoclast Leo III the Isaurian . Other accounts indicate that it was cast in the water by the iconoclasts specifically to be destroyed. Roughly one hundred years later, Michael III restored the veneration of icons. Toward the end of his reign, on September 1, 864, the icon is said to have been rediscovered after having risen to the surface of the lake it had earlier been cast into, completely unharmed. The icon was restored to the monastery of Miasena. This incident is commemorated in the calendar of saints calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Synaxis of the Most Holy Theotokos in Miasena Monastery on September 1 Eastern Orthodox liturgics September 1 . On this feast, people pray for Mary s special protection and guidance. References http stjohndc.org Russian theotokos e 0906 Miasena.htm Orthodox icons of Theotokos Icon of the Miasena Monastery http www.rongolini.com synseptember.htm September 201 September Synaxarion http www.bringyou.to apologetics num22.htm Mary and the Eastern Christian http www.oca.org FSlives.asp?SID 4&M 9&D 1 Orthodox Church in America http www.metropolitancantorinstitute.org ... more details
Image Pochaevskaya.jpg thumb 225px Holy icon of the Theotokos of Pochaiv, set in the golden diadem presented by Pope Clement XIV . Theotokos of Pochayiv lang uk is an Orthodox Christianity Eastern Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary , painted in a late Byzantine art Byzantine style, of the Eleusa iconography iconographic type. Like many famous icons, it is now usually displayed with most of the surface except the faces covered by an elaborate frame in precious metals, or riza . It has been in the Pochayiv Lavra monastery , in Ternopil oblast , Ukraine , since 1597, when it was given by a wealthy widow Anna or Hanna Hoyska, who owned the town of Pochayiv in second half of 16th century. Earlier the sacred image was given to Anna by Greeks Greek metropolitan bishop metropolitan Neophyte. ref , . , Pravoslavie.RU Russian Orthodox Portal, August 2005, in Russian ref According to some sources, Virgin Mary depicted on the icon helped to heal the brother of Hanna Hoyska Philip from blindness. Later the Theotokos of Pochayiv acquired a reputation as a miracle working icon. The day of Theotokos of Pochayiv icon is marked by Eastern Orthodoxy Orthodox communities on August, 5. ref name risu Thousands Make Pilgrimage To Pochaiv, by Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate , through Religious Information Service of Ukraine Portal News, August 2002 ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Theotokos Of Pochayiv Category Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Pochayiv Category Ukrainian icons Ukraine stub Theotokos in Russia pl Poczajowska Ikona Matki Bo ej ru uk ... more details
Image Samarskaya from Vladimirsk. obl .jpg thumb 150px Theotokos of Novi Kodaky or Theotokos Samarska lang uk is a Orthodox Christianity Christian Orthodox icon that has been venerated by the Zaporozhian Cossacks of the Dnieper Ukraine on April 24. The icon appeared in the village of Novi Kodaky, 7 verst s north west of Dnipropetrovsk Yekaterinoslav , at some point in the 18th century. Its origin is believed to lie in the Orient. By the mid 1760s, the icon, then kept in the local church of St. Nicholas, attracted crowds of pilgrims, including high placed officers and generals. ref Tserkovni hroniki, Orthodoxy in Ukraine, April 2007, in Ukrainian. ref Nowadays it is the centerpiece of the Trinity Cathedral in Dnipropetrovsk . References Reflist Ukraine stub painting stub Theotokos in Russia Category Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Samarska Category Ukrainian icons Category Dnipropetrovsk ... more details
Image Bogolubskaya ikona.jpg thumb The Bogolubskaya Icon of the Theotokos, 12th century Vladimir Suzdal Museum . The Bogolubskaya Icon of the Theotokos is a Wonderworking Icon of the Theotokos Virgin Mary which is venerated in the Russian Orthodox Church . The icon was painted in the 1157 at the request of Grand Prince Andrew Bogolubsky , in commemoration of an Marian apparitions appearance to him by the Mother of God . According to Sacred Tradition Orthodox tradition , when the prince was moving from Vyshgorod to the Vladimir Suzdal Suzdal Principality in 1155, he took the Wonderworking Icon of the Theotokos from the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery in Vyshgorod with him, and served moleben s in front of it every day. About 11 verst s 7.26 miles from the city of Vladimir , as they approached the shore of the Klyazma River , the horses carrying the icon suddenly stopped and would not move forward. After prayer, the prince went to his tent and there the Theotokos appeared to him in a dream like vision holding a scroll in her right hand, and commanded him to place her icon in the city of Vladimir and to build a temple church and monastery on the place of the vision. Ever since this time, that icon has been known as Our Lady of Vladimir . Great Prince Andrew did as he was told, and also commissioned an iconographer to paint the Bogolubsky Icon of the Theotokos. Image Bogolyubskaya ikona s Zosimoy i Savvatiem.jpg thumb left The Bogolubskaya Icon of the Theotokos with Ss. Zosimus and Sabbatius Old Believer oratory at Volkov cemetery, St. Petersburg . On the icon, the Theotokos is depicted in full stature, holding a scroll in her right hand. Her left hand is orans turned in prayer to Jesus Christ , who is depicted in an aureole in the upper right hand corner. Prince Andrew himself is depicted in a prayerful stance on his knees before the Theotokos. In variations of the icon, other saints ... prince Andrew built was consecrated in honor of the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos ... more details
Image vladimirskaya.jpg 250px thumb Theotokos of Vladimir The Theotokos of Vladimir lang el , also known as Our Lady of Vladimir or Virgin of Vladimir lang ru and The Vladimir Madonna is one of the most venerated Eastern Orthodoxy Orthodox icons and a typical example of Eleusa Byzantine iconography . The Theotokos Greek language Greek word for Virgin Mary, literally meaning Birth Giver of God is regarded as the holy protectress of Russia . The icon is displayed in the Tretyakov Gallery , Moscow . Her feast day is June 3 . Even more than most famous icons, the original has been copied repeatedly for centuries. Many copies now have considerable artistic and religious significance of their own. The icon is a version of the Eleusa tenderness type, with the Christ child snuggling up to his mother s cheek. About 1131 the Greeks Greek Patriarch of Constantinople Patriarch Luke Chrysoberges of Constantinople sent the icon as a gift to Grand Duke Yury Dolgoruky of Kiev . The image was kept in the Mezhyhirskyi Monastery until Dolgoruky s son Andrey Bogolyubskiy brought it to his favourite city, Vladimir , in 1155. ref cite web url http www.vyshgorod ... and refused to go further. People interpreted this as a Omen sign that the Theotokos wanted ... of the Dormition of the Moscow Kremlin . The intercession of the Theotokos through the image was credited also with saving Moscow from Tatar hordes in 1451 and 1480. The icon of the Theotokos ... in a church building on the grounds of the Tretyakov Gallery As a work of art, the Theotokos is widely ... in gold and black, the colours of the Theotokos of Vladimir Our Lady of St. Theodore a miraculous icon said to be painted after the Vladimirskaya References reflist coord missing Moscow Theotokos ... Virgen de Vlad mir eu Vladimirreko Andre Maria Birjina fr Notre Dame de Vladimir it Theotokos di Vladimir ... ja pl W odzimierska Ikona Matki Bo ej pt Theotokos de Vladimir ru ... more details
orphan date March 2010 File Assumptiongirdle.jpg thumb Icon depiction the Theotokos giving her cincture to Thomas the Apostle . Below is a styllized representation of Mary s Tomb , with flowers lying on the sarcophagus . The Cincture of the Theotokos is an alleged relic of the Theotokos Blessed Virgin Mary which is veneration venerated by some members of the Orthodox Church . The word cincture Greek language Greek zone is sometimes also translated as belt , sash or girdle . Tradition According to the Sacred Tradition of the Orthodox Church, at the time of her Dormition , the Theotokos was buried by the Twelve Apostles in Jerusalem . Three days later, Thomas the Apostle , who had been delayed and unable to attend the Christian burial funeral , arrived and asked to have one last look at the Virgin Mary . When he and the other apostles arrived at Mary s Tomb , they found that her body was missing. According to some accounts, the Virgin Mary appeared at that time and gave her belt cincture to the Apostle Thomas. ref Citation last Serfes first Father Demetrios last2 Constantinidis first2 John Tr. title The Holy Belt of the Theotokos date 1 March 1999 url http www.serfes.org orthodox beltoftheholytheotokos.htm accessdate 15 January 2010 ref There is no scriptural evidence for this event whatsoever, nor is the alleged relic the subject of any pronouncement by the Ecumenical Councils or the Holy Fathers. Its history prior to the reign of Justinian in the sixth century is entirely unknown. Traditionally, the cincture was made by the Virgin Mary herself, out of camelhair . It was kept at Jerusalem for many years, until it was translation relics translated to Constantinople in the 5th century, together with the Robe of the Virgin Mary , and deposited in the Church of St. Mary of Blachernae Church of St. Mary at Blachernae . This relic was embroidered with gold thread by the Empress ... of the Most Holy Theotokos Russian icon During the 12th century, the Byzantine Emperor ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 File .jpg 250px thumb right Icon of the Theotokos of Buchyn The Theotokos of Buchyn is an icon which allegedly appeared in the 18th century ref cite web title Interview Metropolitan of Lutsk and Volyn Nifont video version url http commons.wikimedia.org wiki Media 2.ogg format OGG ref and honored as miraculous by the Orthodox Christians of Volynia Volyn , Rivne Ukraine , and Pinsk Belarus Polesia Polesye . The icon measures 65x80 cm. It is worshipped in the uk St. Nicholas Church , Ukrainian Orthodox Church Disambiguation needed date June 2011 of the village of Buchyn in the Lyubeshiv Raion Lyubeshiv district of Volynia Volyn region of Ukraine. A 15 kilometer long religious procession to the icon of Our Lady of Buchyn takes place annually on May 22, starting at the village of Zarudchi in the Lyubeshiv district. The Blessed Virgin is depicted with her hands folded in prayer and soulful eyes. MEANINGLESS In the basis of the icon is put the vision of the Mother of God of the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato in his work File The Madonna in Sorrow.jpg Madonna in Sorrow 1640 , housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. References Reflist External links http www.volyn.com.ua index.php?rub 10&article 0&arch 1028 Our Lady of Buchyn Category Ukrainian icons Category Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Buchyn ru uk ... more details
Image Nativity of Theotokos.jpg right thumb 250px Icon of the Nativity of the Theotokos . Saint Anne is on the left, and Saint Joachim is on the right in the center, the newborn Theotokos is being bathed by a nursemaid . The Nativity of the Theotokos , celebrating the birth of Mary mother of Jesus Mary , is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church Twelve Great Feasts of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical year . It is celebrated on September 8 on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar liturgical calendar for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar , September 8 falls on September 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar . According to the sacred tradition of the Orthodox Church, Mary was born to elderly and previously barren parents by the names of Joachim and Saint Anne Anna now saint s , in answer to their prayers. Image Icon birth mary.JPG thumb left Nativity of the Theotokos from iconostasis of Saint Sava Saint Savva Church, 16th 17th century Pskov museum . Orthodox Christianity does not accept the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary according to which Mary was preserved from that original sin which befalls all other descendants of Adam Bible Adam and Eve Bible Eve , in anticipation of her giving birth to the sinless Christ . The Orthodox Church does not share the Western, Augustinian understanding of the transmission of original sin, so the question does not arise in Orthodox theology. All Orthodox are agreed that Mary was kept free from actual sin by God s grace, ref Citation last Kallistos Ware first Bishop author link Timothy Ware last2 first2 author2 link contribution year 1963 publication date title The Orthodox Church editor last editor first editor link edition volume series page 263 place London publisher Penguin Books id isbn 0 14 020592 6 url accessdate ref See also Nativity of Mary Western equivalent Notes Reflist External links commons category Icons of birth of Mary http ocafs.oca.org FeastSaintsViewer.asp ... more details
, who was standing near him, and asked, Do you see, brother, the Holy Theotokos, praying for all ... Vigil , with many of the same elements as occur on Great Feasts of the Theotokos. However, Pokrov ... saw in the church an icon of the Theotokos praying for the world, and depicting St Andrew standing ... 738 The Feast of the Holy Skepi of the Theotokos from the Website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese ... more details
Image Fedorovskaya3.jpg thumb 200px Original icon from Epiphany Monastery in Kostroma Fyodorovskaya Theotokos Russian , also known as Our Lady of St. Theodore and the Black Virgin Mary Mother of Jesus Mary of Russia is the patron icon of the Romanov family and one of the most venerated icons in the Upper Volga region. Her feast days are March 27 and August 29. Church lore Since the Fyodorovskaya follows the same Byzantine Eleusa Tender Mercy type as the Theotokos of Vladimir , pious legends declared it a copy of that famous image, allegedly executed by Saint Luke . In Greek, Theotokos means God bearer . It is believed that, before the Mongol invasion of Rus , the icon was kept in a monastery near the town of Gorodets on the Volga . After the Mongols sacked and burnt the town, the icon disappeared and was given up for lost. Several months later, on 16 August 1239, Prince Vasily of Kostroma wandered while hunting in a forest. While trying to figure his way out of the thicket, he saw an icon concealed among fir branches. When he reached out to touch it, the icon mysteriously rose up in the air. The frightened and awestruck prince informed the citizens of Kostroma about the miracle he had witnessed and returned with a crowd of people to the forest. They fell prostrate before the icon and prayed to the Theotokos . Then the icon was transported to the city and placed in the Assumption Cathedral. A conflagration destroyed the cathedral and most of its icons soon ... seen the apparition of St. Theodore walking the streets of Kostroma with an icon of the Theotokos ... with the image of the Theotokos on the other side. This dating seems to confirm the Novgorodian ... 5 85759 339 5. Pages 383 385. ref If this theory is correct, the revered image of the Theotokos ... left 150px Metallic khorugv processional banner of the Theotokos of St. Theodore , Moscow 1916 . Another ... Church Theotokos in Russia Category Marian apparitions Category Marian shrines Category Eastern Orthodox ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Protection of the Theotokos Chapel nrhp type image caption location In Akhiok, Akhiok, Alaska lat degrees 56 lat minutes 56 lat seconds 45 lat direction N long degrees 154 long minutes 10 long seconds 6 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Alaska added June 6, 1980 area less than one acre governing body Private mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000002.pdf Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites TR refnum 80004590 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref Protection of the Theotokos Chapel is a historic chapel in Akhiok, Alaska . It was added to the National Register in 1980. References reflist NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area National Register of Historic Places Category Church buildings in Alaska Category National Register of Historic Places in Alaska Alaska NRHP stub KodiakIslandAK geo stub ... more details
Image Theotokos vilnius.jpg 269px thumb Cathedral of the Theotokos Image Construction of Theotokos.jpg thumb 225 px thumb A photograph taken during the last reconstruction by Chagin The Cathedral of the Theotokos in Vilnius is the main Orthodox Church Orthodox Christian church of Lithuania . The cathedral was built during the reign of the Grand Duke Algirdas in 1346. It was constructed by Kiev an architects with the blessing of Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow Saint Alexius Metropolitan of Kiev and all Kievan Rus Rus in 1348. The Cathedral of the Theotokos is one of the most ancient churches of Vilnius , built before the christianization of Lithuania when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the last Paganism pagan state in Europe. It became an important spiritual centre for the growing Christian population of the duchy. In 1495 the marriage between Alexander Jagiellon Aleksandras of Lithuania and Helena of Moscow Yelena of Muscovy Ivan III of Russia Ivan III s daughter was held in the cathedral in the presence of Saint Macarius . It was there that Yelena was buried in 1513. After the Christianization of Lithuania conversion of Lithuania to Catholic Church Roman Catholicism , the Orthodox cathedral was protected by princes Konstanty Ostrogski and Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski , who restored it after the collapse of the dome in 1506. After their deaths, the cathedral was taken over by the Eastern Catholic Churches Greek Catholic church in 1609 and was rebuilt in a style typical of the region. In 1748 the cathedral was abandoned after a major fire and the building was used for various other purposes. It was reconstructed in the Baroque style in 1785. The cathedral was once again destroyed by Russian army during the Ko ciuszko Uprising . In 1808 a local prelate sold the neglected building .... Most of the Russian Orthodox clergy left with the retreating Russian army. The cathedral of the Theotokos ... of the Theotokos in Vilnius Burials Algirdas Online references ru icon http bratstvoprav.narod.ru ... more details
Image Varna cathedral Orel.jpg thumbnail right 250px The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral or translit. Katedralen Hram Uspenie Bogoroditschno is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgaria n Black Sea port city of Varna , officially opened on 30 August 1886. It is the residence of the bishopric of Varna and Preslav and one of the symbols of Varna. History Preparations and planning During Russia n Knyaz Dondukov Korsakov s visit to Varna, he noticed the need for a cathedral church that would suit the needs of the growing city s population of Eastern Orthodox Christians. Metropolitan Simeon gathered the community to elect a commission aimed at preparing the construction of a new church, particularly selecting the spot, raising money and securing timber and building materials. The construction was evaluated at 300 400,000 French franc s, most of them expected to be collected by means of voluntary donations. The 15,000 francs that were initially collected were quickly laid out, but the Bulgarian government granted a sum of 100,000 Bulgarian lev leva and a lottery of 150,000 2 lev tickets was run. Primarily materials from the vicinity of Varna were used for the construction of the cathedral. Stones from the destroyed fortified wall s of the city were collected, material for the fa ade was brought from the neighbouring villages of Lyuben Karavelovo and Kumanovo, Bulgaria Kumanovo , the inner columns were made of local stone. The outer ..., Dormition of the Theotokos , was in memory of Russian Empress consort Maria Alexandrovna , a benefactress ..., with the main altar being dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos , the north one to Saint Alexander ... and transportation of materials. The decoration of the Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral began ... title DEFAULTSORT Dormition Of The Theotokos Cathedral, Varna Category Cathedrals in Bulgaria Category ... more details
Infobox religious building building name Dormition of the Theotokos Church br small . Bg icon small infobox width image TheOldChurch Tshte1.jpg image size caption map type map size map caption location Flagicon Bulgaria Targovishte , Bulgaria geo coord 43 14 34 N 26 34 8 E type landmark region BG latitude longitude religious affiliation Eastern Orthodox rite region province Targovishte Province territory prefecture sector district cercle municipality consecration year status Church building Church functional status heritage designation leadership website architecture yes architect Usta Dimitar, Paul Forlani architecture type architecture style Bulgarian National Revival general contractor facade direction groundbreaking year completed 1851 construction cost specifications capacity length width width nave height max 30 m dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials nrhp added refnum designated Dormition of the Theotokos Church lang bg . Ts rkva Sv. Uspenie Bogorodichno is an Eastern Orthodox church building in Targovishte . It is one of the finest examples of the middle and late Bulgarian National Revival church architecture. The building is situated in the Varosha, Targovishte Varosha Quarter the old town in Targovishte. The church was built in the period 1847 1851 by Usta Dimitar from the Tryavna School . Initially the bell tower was a wooden structure next to the building. The three nave d church is built from stone on 510 sq.m. In 1860, the interior decoration, including the Iconostasis chancel screen , was made, again by artists from the Tryavna School. In the very beginning of the 20th century the present elegant bell tower was added by Gencho Novakov , on a design by the Italian Paul Forlani . Image OldCurchTargArea.jpg thumb 300px left alt Alt Areal view of Targovishte from the middle of 20th century ... more details
orphan date February 2010 File GiurgiuCathedral2.JPG thumb Giurgiu Cathedral The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Giurgiu lang ro Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului din Giurgiu , located at 12 Bucure ti Street, Giurgiu , Romania , is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Giurgiu Bishop of Giurgiu . ref name Catedrala ro icon Fathers Bogdan Mih iescu and Petri or Pitulice, http www.episcopiagiurgiului.ro Stiri index.php?dir Catedrala&page index Istoria Catedralei Episcopale Adormirea Maicii Domnului , Diocese of Giurgiu ref The building was initially a parish church an 1859 inscription written in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet Romanian Cyrillic indicates that a church bearing the same name was built underground on the site in 1806, as the Ottoman Empire Ottoman authorities would not allow churches to be built above ground. The present church was built from 1840 52. It has a basilica l plan, with spires above the nave and entrance, and is built of burnt brick with lime mortar on a stone foundation. These stones were taken from the walls of Giurgiu citadel as noted in an 1832 document from General Pavel Kiselyov Kiselyov giving his approval. ref name Catedrala The cathedral is spacious, with Byzantine architecture Byzantine forms straight lines and semicircular arches, thick walls, square pillars, large windows and spherical spires. Built in a style characteristic of its time, it underwent significant changes in the first half of the 20th century. The large door at the main entrance was replaced with the smaller one still in use. A new roof was installed, and two wooden spires were replaced with reinforced concrete ones. Two Tympanum architecture tympana were built on the north and south sides to the right of the back spire, as were the frieze and architrave beneath the cornice . In the interior, the choir balcony and Ambon liturgy ambon ... region RO display title DEFAULTSORT Dormition Of The Theotokos Cathedral, Giurgiu Category Religious ... more details
Dablink This page is about the 6th century Nea Ekklesia in Jerusalem. For the namesake 9th century church in Constantinople, see Nea Ekklesia . The Nea Ekklesia of the Theotokos New Church of the Theotokos was a Byzantine church erected by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I r. 527 565 in Jerusalem . The church was completed in 543 and destroyed by an earthquake in 746. As scholar Susan Graham notes, The Nea gave architectural articulation to a theologoumenon in Jerusalem, and conveyed, architecturally, a message regarding Justinian s imperial policy, imperial presence in Palestine , and a self conception as a Christian emperor. ref Susan Graham, Justinian and the Politics of Space. Constructions of Space II The Biblical City and Other Imagined Spaces. Ed. Jon L. Berquist and Claudia V. Camp. New York, 2008 , 62. ref Primary sources File The Nea Church IMG 0047.JPG thumb 250px right Remains of the Nea . Two contemporary accounts survive that describe the building of the Nea , but neither author has much to say about the shape and organization of the church complex. Cyril of Scythopolis , a Christian monk who lived in 525 558, records that the church was begun by the Elias of Jerusalem Patriarch Elias but left unfinished until Justinian allocated funds for its completion at the behest of St. Sabas in 531. ref Cyril Sc. V. Euth. 175.1 ref A more detailed account of the church and its construction comes from Procopius , the principal historian of the sixth century and the primary source of information for the rule of the Emperor Justinian. In his De Aedificiis , he writes that in Jerusalem he Justinian dedicated to the Mother of God a shrine with which no other can be compared. ref Procopius, de Aedificiis 5.6.1. ref The Nea was situated on Mount Zion , the highest hill in the city, near the Church of the Holy Apostles Jerusalem Church of the Holy Apostles built in 347 and the Basilica of Hagia Sion Basilica of Hagia Sion built in 390 . Due to the rugged topography, the ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 It is the list having historical and a cultural value of icon s Theotokos of St ... Size Store before 1917 Today is class unsortable Image Theotokos of St. Theodore from Nikolay Gostinsky ... title Theotokos of St. Theodore icon work Theotokos of St. Theodore icons publisher The encyclopaedia ... File Feodorovskaya Nikolay Gostinsky Cruch .jpg 73px center Theotokos of St. Theodore from Nikolay Gostinsky Cruch Theotokos of St. Theodore ref cite web url http www.obraz.org index.php?menu iconography&base 5&struct 247&icon id 1532 title Theotokos of St. Theodore work Theotokos of St. Theodore ... cm abbr on Unknown Unknown through Sotheby s File Feodorovskaya through Sothebys .jpg 74px center Theotokos of St. Theodore through Sotheby s Theotokos of St. Theodore from Kostroma ref cite web url http www.obraz.org index.php?menu iconography&base 5&struct 247&icon id 1532 title Theotokos of St. Theodore icon work Theotokos of St. Theodore icons publisher The encyclopaedia of an orthodox icon language ... State Historical Museum , Russia number 58271 i VIII 3740 File Fedorovskaya.jpg 68px center Theotokos of St. Theodore from Kostroma Theotokos of St. Theodore from workroom of Chichikovs ref cite web url http www.obraz.org index.php?menu iconography&base 5&struct 247&icon id 1164 title Theotokos of St. Theodore icon work Theotokos of St. Theodore icons publisher The encyclopaedia of an orthodox icon ... Unknown File Feodorovskaya 1904.jpg 79px center Theotokos of St. Theodore from workroom of Chichikovs Theotokos of St. Theodore from Yaroslavl ref cite web url http www.cirota.ru forum view.php?subj 53563&order &pg 43 title Theotokos icons publisher Saint Andrew s Russian Found language ru accessdate ... Feodorovskaya from Yaroslavl.jpeg 80px center Theotokos of St. Theodore from Yaroslavl Theotokos of St ...&order &pg 42 title Theotokos icons publisher Saint Andrew s Russian Found language ru accessdate ... Theotokos of St. Theodore from Russian Icons museum Theotokos of St. Theodore from Tsarskoye Selo ... more details
Infobox church name Church of Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos fullname color skyblue image Church of Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos.JPG imagesize 200px caption denomination Serbian Orthodox Church diocese Valjevo eparchy division subdivision Namesnistvo Tamnavsko founded date 1857 founder architect style constructed date 1857 demolished date bishop Mitropolite of Valjevo Milutin priest Pr. Srdjan Filipovic archdeacon address Novaci, 14213 Pambukovica, Serbia country Serbia phone 014 website http www.crkvalajkovac.org.rs Namesnistvo tamnavsko Church of Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos lang sr is a Serbian Orthodox church in the village of Novaci Ub Novaci , Serbia . It was built in 1857 and is dedicated to the Nativity of the Theotokos Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos Virgin Mary . Feast day The feast day of the church and the whole village of Novaci is the day of the nativity of the Virgin Mary, September 21 Gregorian calendar or September 8 Julian calendar . That holiday is named Mala Gospojina Little Day of Our Lady . Frescos The church was painted in 1937 by the famous Russia n painter Andrej Bicenko . Bicenko had escaped from Russia after the October Revolution , and lived in Serbia from 1920 to 1951,during which time he painted many fresco s. A particularly interesting fresco in this church is Lord of Sabbath , which shows Jesus and his disciples walking through grain fields on the Sabbath day. See also Novaci Ub Churches in Serbia Andrej Bicenko External links http www.spc.rs Serbian Orthodox Church sr icon en icon http www.crkvalajkovac.org.rs Namesnistvo Tamnavsko sr icon coord missing Serbia Category Churches in Serbia Category Religious buildings completed in 1857 Category 19th century Serbian Orthodox church buildings serbia church stub sr ... more details
Infobox Historic building image SM3.jpg caption front view of church name Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral location town Satu Mare location country Romania architect client engineer construction start date completion date 1926 date demolished cost structural system style The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral lang ro Biserica Ortodox Adormirea Maicii Domnului is a Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian Orthodox religious building in Satu Mare , Romania . Located on Dr. Vasile Lucaciu boulevard, it was originally built in 1926 from the plans of the Romanian architect Ioan Liteanu, who was inspired by the Curtea de Arge Cathedral . The cathedral has a length of convert 34.5 m ft 0 , a width of convert 24.5 m ft 0 and a height of convert 55 m ft 0 . ref cite web url http protopopiatulsatumare.uv.ro ist SM1.html title Istoricul Parohiei Satu Mare date 2009 08 25 publisher protopopiatulsatumare.uv.ro language Romanian accessdate 2009 08 25 ref As the seat of an archpriest and not a bishop, it is a church and not technically a cathedral, but is commonly referred to as such. References reflist External links http www.satu mare.ro cultura catedralaadormirea.html Description coord missing Romania PlacesSatuMare DEFAULTSORT Dormition of Virgin Mary Cathedral, Satu Mare Category Buildings and structures in Satu Mare Category Religious buildings completed in 1926 Category 20th century church buildings Category Churches in Satu Mare Romania church stub ... more details
Infobox religious building building name Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral br Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului image CJROothodox.jpg caption location Cluj Napoca , ROU geo religious affiliation Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox district Metropolitan bishop Metropolitan of Cluj County Cluj , Alba County Alba , Cri ana and Maramure historical region Maramure consecration year 1933 status Cathedral leadership Bartolomeu Anania website http www.arhiepiscopia ort cluj.org main.htm architect George Cristinel and Constantin Pomponiu architecture type architecture style Romanian style Byzantine architecture facade direction year completed 1933 construction cost capacity length width width nave height max 64 m dome quantity Eight dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials stone commons Category Cluj Napoca Orthodox Cathedral Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral lang ro Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului is the most famous Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian Orthodox church building church of Cluj Napoca , Romania . Built in a Romanian Br ncovenesc style , a synthesis of Renaissance architecture Renaissance and Byzantine architecture , it lies on the Avram Iancu Square, together with the Cluj Napoca National Theatre and the Avram Iancu Statue. The Cathedral is the seat of the Metropolitan bishop Metropolitan of Cluj County Cluj , Alba County Alba , Cri ana and Maramure historical region Maramure . It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos Romanian Adormirea Maicii Domnului . History The cathedral was built between 1923 and 1933, after the Union Day Romania Union of Transylvania with the Romanian Old Kingdom . Nicolae Ivan 1855 1936 , the first bishop of the Archbishopric of Cluj Bishopric of Cluj , had a very important contribution in suggesting the location of the cathedral and in obtaining the necessary funds for its construction ... more details
Icon of Our Lady of Kazanha Church lang lv Kaza as Dievm tes ikonas pareiztic go bazn ca is an Orthodox Church Orthodox Church building church in Riga , the capital of Latvia . The church is situated at the address 19 21 Lielaj Kalna Street. ref cite book last Banga first Vita authorlink Vita Banga coauthors Marina Levina et al title R gas dievnami Arhitekt ra un m ksla. Riga s Churches. Architecture and Art language Latvian, German, English, Russian publisher Zin tne, Apgads Mantojums location Riga year 2007 oclc 217266501 isbn 978 9984 823 00 3 ref References Reflist coord missing Latvia Places of worship in Riga DEFAULTSORT Icon Of Our Lady Of Kazanha Church, Riga Category Churches in Riga Latvia church stub mk Icon of Our Lady of Kazanha Church, Riga pl Cerkiew Kaza skiej Ikony Matki Bo ej w Rydze ... more details
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