Greek orthodox icons in Tucson, Arizona For Sale

Name: "Theophany" or "the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan"
Size: 21 x 15 cm
Fabric: Lime tree
Painting: tempera
Made in Greek
It is handmade icon. Special technique is used to give each icon an old - times look.
This is the Epiphany (revelation) of the Holy Trinity, otherwise known as Theophany which literally means a ?revelation of God? in Greek (?????????; the Russian is ??????????? and means the same).
The paradox that Jesus Christ might be revealed as God through an act of submittable to a mere man John. The paradox that Jesus Christ might be revealed as God through an act of submittable to a mere man, John, is shown well in the Icon. Though John is baptizing Christ, it is the former who is shown bent over in reverence to the latter. John is shown with his face turned toward heaven and beholding the miracle of the Theophany. On the opposite bank to John the Baptist, on the right, the angels wait with reverence to accept the newly revealed Son of God. In the middle ? the moment of revelation itself.
Jesus Christ, despite being the one submerged in the Jordan, is shown as though standing up and staring straight at us. His body is depicted as strong and beautiful, as it is understood classically, and in older icons He is naked. Christ appears almost as wide as the river Jordan itself; indeed: it is as though it is Jesus Christ, rather than the river, which cuts a swathe through the rocky wilderness on either side.
This is the depth and profundity of the Baptism of Christ; the feast of lights which revealed the Holy Trinity, and cleansed the waters of baptism so that we, like the fishes shown in the icon, may swim in pure waters.
Name: Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel
Size: 23.5 x 18 cm
Fabric: Lime tree
Painting: tempera
Made in Greek
It is handmade icon. Special technique is used to give each icon an old - times look.
This Greek icon of St Michael and St Gabriel, , shows these two commanders of the Bodiless Hosts standing side by side.
The Archangel Michael is the outstanding figure in the eyes of the Orthodox Church. He is depicted, in many houses of worship, by an icon always on the extreme left of the iconostasis, where he is pictured as a guardian of Paradise from whence Adam and Eve were evicted. In some icons he is seen with a flaming sword as a symbol of the righteousness that called for the casting out of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden after they had fallen victim to Satan who appeared to them in the form of a serpent.
Among other things, it was the Archangel Michael who was sent by God to cancel the command of God Himself, that Abraham sacrifice the life of his own son Isaac. Archangel Michael was also the messenger who warned Lot to flee from the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Archangel Michael?s involvement with mankind is shown in other ways, including his protection of Jacob from the wrath of his brother Esau over a matter of inheritance. The Scriptures also tell us that it was Michael who battled with the Devil for the soul of Moses after the founder of the Israel nation passed away. The Devil staked his claim on the soul of the great Moses, on the basis that Moses had killed an Egyptian prior to the Exodus. But the defense of the monumental figure of the Bible by Michael, saved the soul of Moses from the clutches of Satan. We are further told that it was Michael who stood by Joshua during his first encounter with his enemies in the land of Canaan.
Mentioned in the New Testament numerous times, in which his lofty position is recognized, many miracles are attributed to the handiwork of Michael. The main one is the changing of the course of a river at a place called Chonais in Asia Minor. Michael?s many miracles are commemorated by the church on September 6 of each calendar year.
At the other end of the iconostasis in the Orthodox Churches, the Icon of St. Gabriel is depicted, seeming like twin sentinel with Michael over all mankind. Gabriel?s name is synonymous with redemption, particularly since he was chosen to be sent by God to bring the electrifying news to the Virgin Mary that she was about to become the mother of God. What happened later changed the course of history and brought the promise of the deliverance of man through Jesus Christ. On the left is the symbol of guilt, on the right, the symbol of salvation and between those can be seen the inspiring spiritual greats who have woven an enduring fabric to clothe all mankind and to keep him from exposures that are life threatening.
Together this holy group is honored with a feast day on November 8.