2015年7月31日星期五

20th century Greek icons

Half of the 20th century, religious art in Greece was active up. Greek painter resorted to the ancient tradition of their own, first of Byzantine art tradition. 20th Century 50--60 years zuizhumingde one Greek icon painter from 基普尔 repair 士卡利尼克 island. He made in the 1950s Russian icon painting style, to the 1960s, is based on his icon is 帕列奥洛格 period and Post-Byzantine art tradition

But modern Greek painter does not always follow the traditional techniques, they painted Byzantine icon painter than to appear to be more humble places rough. Many works of fancy color, depicting withered open contour stiff, characters and backgrounds look like a detachment. One of the most prominent Greek icon painter named Spiros Carl Zama Gisborne, characterized her iconography depicting precise, vivid colors, but with many modern icon painting is different is not fancy.

There John Carew Betanzos, Hurley Storrs. Lieangzhaci, Peter. Warm Brisbane also an accomplished contemporary Greek icon painter. If the 20th century, 70 - Greek icon painting style from the Byzantine art tradition traditional change icons like 帕利奥洛格 during the 1980s, then the 1990s, Greek painter more inclined to Connie Yunus Period icon tradition.

An example of the most striking is the one of the best Greek icon painter and monk seal priest Luke from 克赛诺 monastery in Mount Athos Evel painted Madonna. Piece Dekor in 1995 was shipped to Russia, Moscow solemnly placed in the door of China, said the resurrection of Evel Madonna Belfry

Mount Athos has been the world's largest Orthodox Spiritual Center. 20th century, there also appeared Resurrection Orthodox spiritual tradition, including traditional iconostasis. Now in the monastery of St. Nicholas (not Luoze Mallorca) Dannilieyi monastery and other works became recognized Orthodox holy. For example, are famous all over the world (Evel - Montreal Madonna), is in the Mount Athos monastic icons of Keli Mei studio has created.


2015年7月30日星期四

Our Lady of birth

Christian literature about important life stories of the Virgin Mary, the Bible and other historical records are not many. People of the Virgin Mary is only a rough impression, especially Mary beast and living her childhood, and almost impossible to understand

Christian art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, sculptors and painters were born to Mary and the childhood theme of many works of art are based on the Gospel of Mary for creation. Mary is said to spread the Gospel by Jacob's hand, it is also known as James spread the Gospel, between the 3rd century to the 4th century, written by Asians made.

Mary evangelizing contents of the book talk by the parents of Mary, has been referred to the birth of Christ. First Italian Renaissance painter Giotto in Florence moisture Creus Pooh chapel painted Mary pass, both made in accordance with this turn Gospel of Mary. Painter from Maria's father about Jacob and maternity Ana story begins, the screen is divided into fifteen to spread the Gospel of Mary is fully manifested

In fact, the worship of Mary in the early apostolic Christianity began to sprout up. But first people I do not think Mary is sacred. Just put her as the mother of Christ - Savior's mother worship.

Over time, the church theology at Mary, who added many theological concepts and religious spirit Houmaliya as the role of the Virgin slowly shrouded in mystery.

According to legend, the Virgin Mary was born of the Holy Spirit are also the results of induction. Has been married for twenty years yet children Joakim was in the house of worship kicked out, because he left no descendants to Israel, then to the Temple altar was inappropriate

Then Joakim leave his wife Anna, to the wilderness for forty days and nights fasting, and devout prayer to God: Anna temporarily lost her husband at home, pray to God.

Then the angel apparition told Anna: "Anna, God has heard your prayers may be, you have to conceive it." This information is also conveyed by the angel to Joakim there, the angel told him; 'Now go back to your his wife is pregnant friends. ʱ??


2015年7月29日星期三

second Virgin and Child

Early Christian church of the Virgin Mary is not particularly large worship. 4-5 century AD, due to the theologians of Christ have different opinions on, Alexandria school advocate, said Mary Mother of God, but by the day of Christ's divinity school to emphasize the body attached to the body of their humanity, and therefore most of Mary can only be called the mother of Christ, we can not be called "mother of God."AD 433, Ephesus beat Alexander School Association supports the idea, is it formally laid the lofty status of the tomb: the Virgin Mary is the mother of the Son of God, the new grandmother of humanity, the new Eve

Religious art throughout the art world has a special status, it is mainly the expression of religious beliefs and theological concepts. Therefore, more emphasis on religious art spiritual world and the pursuit of performance, the external objective world not pay attention to the real objective description, but to make it as a means of expression, or the background to the performance of the spiritual world and theology spirit of service. Religious art tend to exaggeration, distortion and other artistic techniques, change the specific spatial sequence of images of the world, in order to achieve a strong performance purposes.

In Christian iconography, the red symbol of God's love in general, the blue symbolizes God's truth. General religious paintings, the Virgin must wear red, blue and white. On a red, blue cloak.

Europe from the beginning of the 7th century with the so-called Virgin Mary "pure conception" festival. Norman North believes that unmarried pregnant Russia, Mali and Asia as a savior and endured great pain and criticism, requires the artist in the creation portrait of the Virgin, take her into a pure girl, told him that he must under mysterious month ʱ?? Of course, the need of God, the Spirit and the image of an angel on a portrait

2015年7月28日星期二

Virgin and Child

With the gradual development of the humanities and carry forward the spirit of the Virgin Mary has become motherhood, love and a symbol of tolerance. Bible theme works of art, particularly paintings and sculptures, the artist depicts the Virgin Mary holy women, became a symbol of the eternal human motherhood. Thus, the head of the Virgin Mary always shine divine glory, as people admire the spirit and the soul world demand exists.

The first chapter in the Bible implies that the Virgin Mary is Genesis:. "I'm going to hate on you and the woman, between your offspring and her descendants, and her descendants to Tasui your head, you want to hurt his heel." According to later theological interpretation, where "she" refers to the Virgin. This laid the Maria position in the field of the Christian spirit. Isaiah the prophet said or passage; 'Behold, there was a virgin shall conceive a son, named him Emmanuel. "Theologians, the" virgin refers to Emanuel's mother - the Virgin Mary.

New Testament account of the Virgin addressed only a few lines, but it includes unlimited St. Luke make sense later, and to the Virgin portrayed as ordinary people like her daughter, she fully obey the commandments of God, fully open their heart to accept the Word of God in the words and writings of many ancient churches, the status and value of the Virgin nerve accounts for a large proportion. 2nd century AD, when the church who made it clear that the Virgin Mary is the new Eve humanity, but Jesus is the new Adam.

Virgin Mary is obedient, human ancestor Eve is Niming, so they think Eve brought to mankind Niming and death, but Mary gave mankind faith and joy. They want to get in Shenmu Maria superior wisdom.

Early Christian church of the Virgin Mary is not particularly large worship. 4-5 century AD, due to the theologians of Christ have different opinions on, Alexandria school advocate, said Mary Mother of God, but by the day of Christ's divinity school to emphasize the body attached to the body of their humanity, and therefore most of Mary can only be called the mother of Christ, we can not be called "mother of God."


2015年7月27日星期一

Mary loving compassion

If you want more in-depth understanding, understanding the Virgin Mary, we should talk from a Christian born.

The first century AD, the Roman Empire was at its height of prosperity on the occasion, the whole community peacefulness, caught in an endless pleasures. Aristocratic ruling class is living a life of debauchery erosion, spiritual areas of life has lost its bottom line, social justice and to the theory of complete collapse, the entire community of normal appeal Ben collapse edges. An official in the corner this time, one of the three world religions Christianity The rise of the Roman Empire - the area around the Palestinian West Asia

In 63 BC after the Jews conquered the Roman Empire, a sect of Judaism Christianity as a continuation of the gradual evolution of inheritance by a lower Judaism faction and transformed into a new religion, the country is gradually spread in the Roman Empire. Christianity the only religion to uphold the Jewish God - God's teachings, but also led to a new savior - great image of Jesus Christ. Legend has it that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, Jesus Christ glorified believer, in Greek Christos, translated the Hebrew word Messiah, meaning anointed, referring to God's holy anointing oil deposited, sent revival of the State of Israel savior.

Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, she is Christ the Savior in action closest collaborators. Since the birth of Jesus to be crucified on the cross, the Virgin Mary to participate in every job his son, along with the implementation of his great and lonely soul.

The presence of the Virgin Mary, the heaven and earth, God and man join together. Virgin Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ, but it is also the most devout followers of Jesus, always in his capacity as a believer, admirers, supporters appear in this growing religion in the world. Over time, Maria himself became an object of worship, into the spiritual realm of religion, becoming a for people to pay homage to the gods.

2015年7月26日星期日

Dekor and art

The overall structure is divided into three parts, the first part is about the early Christian art form, the doctrine of Orthodox icons and the icons of the process of establishing the general methods and characteristics: The second part of the various types of icons are described as: Part III is the Byzantine, Greek and Russian icons of the art history of the development brief description.

This book has four characteristics. First, the book is the first systematic presentation of Chinese academics writings of Orthodox icons. The book in a foreign research works and related literature, based on the general characteristics of Hair and established the doctrine of the Russian Orthodox Church icons and the icons of the process: The second part of the various types of icons are described: The third part is a brief description of the Byzantine, Greek and Russian icons of art history of the development

The book in a foreign research works and related literature, based on the history and art of Orthodox icon made more comprehensive investigation and overview. Second, illustrated. Dekor incorporated in the discussion of the many examples, the book features more than 140 pieces of picture so vivid visual contents of the book. Third, religious understanding and artistic interpretation of the combined. This book is different from the church theological works, but the icon of religious understanding of the meaning and interpretation of their artistic characteristics combined.

Fourth, concise popular. Orthodox icons profound religious background, meaning complex, heterogeneous Chinese culture, it is very strange. Author Based on the cultural traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church and many years of research, trying to use simple popular Korean show mysterious ancient Orthodox icon

2015年7月24日星期五

Dekor and art

Second, icons, church, worship clothing and artifacts, these things ah religious activities as a tangible object, not shoddy ugly thing, but art works, but also has its own standard of beauty. Orthodox Synod Assembly called Dekor artist with a special painting techniques, painting techniques do not meet the requirements of the icons were forbidden to enter the church, not the painters did not allow in icon painting. In medieval Russia, the dominant religious art, some of the prominent icon painting masterpieces become the history of Russian art also always be part of such Andre. Trinity Rublev's famous image. Meanwhile, the Dekor Art on Modern Russian secular painting, especially religious paintings and portraits, also had a certain impact.

Again, the general understanding of icon painting art also has some enlightening. We say that the great works of art that anyone at any time can be created out of, but often from the artist's inspiration. What "inspiration" Inspiration is how is? We will admit, does not depend on artistic inspiration, but also some from the artist's talent. What is talent?But it includes some extraordinary thing, that is, some kind of mysterious supernatural origin. We usually call "inspiration and talent, where the icon painter, is the chanting of the Holy Spirit moved and driven. Icon painter is not their divine image creation, but show it. With special language icon painter said, drawing

But to show it, with a special language icon painter, the process is gradually drawing icon of icons reveal the image, so that the image already has appeared on the drawing board. Russian philosopher Filo Lenski said the priest; 'the artist is not from their own configuration sacred images, but only opened coverings already exist prior to the image of the world on that.

Not to smear paint on the drawing board, but seems to be cleansed of this image in vitro thin, clear spirit it records so that we can understand that art is not a single technique, but often with a complete view of the world is closely related to the experience.

Since the icon is not self-sufficient product icons from Italy, but belong to the Orthodox Church theology and worship activities, therefore, associated with this feature, the basic idea is not as an independent art form of icon art history book. This book is the basic content of this form of Orthodox icons in the history of a particular religious symbol occurrence theological meaning of terms, the performance of the method, the basic types and historical development in key national narrative

2015年7月23日星期四

Dekor and art

Orthodox icon is a different from other art forms of religious art. Russian Orthodox theologian Bulgakov said: "Power Dekor is a unique tradition of the Church, but he was not verbal and writing, but in color and image reflect Therefore, Dekor themes and methods should be.It follows the tradition of the Church, which determines its content, meaning and form. icons of religious works of art, rather than "art for art" works

If the art of the United States as an independent value as their nature and purpose, then, is not Dekor Art has a separate value, its beauty belongs to the religious beliefs and experiences. Thus, the meaning Dekor outside the Orthodox faith, only from the artistic point of view, it is difficult to understand. Someone once asked the Russian theologian Father Alexander Mayne: how to learn to understand and feel icon? Mayne replied: "Only true love, not artistic, can teach you to understand and feel Dekor Let's say one of your loved one died, but you do not have his portrait, but retains a little. cut down on passport from old photos, but you still cherish this little picture, because this is the person you love ʱ?? So for me to receive Christ, even a bad icon is meaningful

But that does not mean having no artistic iconostasis. First, it should be understood that the specific Dekor fixed norms. If the general artistic point of view, we can say with a clear conservative icon painting, regulatory restrictions on the icon themes and characters and hindered the development of Dekor art. But it is not true icon painter. Orthodox Church never established canon in the field of art forms: some resolution Ecumenical Council and local conferences involving only individual themes of portraiture.

The icon painting is not fixed formula to church canons established as unfounded, but in church tradition Tradition as a basis. Because Dekor than as idle pastime to enjoy the goods, but to pray the prayer of goods to help. Dekor is a symbol of prayer through these images sacred reverence they demonstrated a prototype of the prototype prayer. Shape or structure of the original statue is believed to be completely reproduced prototypes, such as the tradition of the Church of Jesus Christ Himself imprinted face made of natural Savior and the apostles as a guiding way home painted by Madonna. The traditional way to the unwritten ban on icon painting specification icon painter is not a simple external constraints, but retroactive prototype form.

2015年7月22日星期三

From the early Christian art to icon

Church determine their own painting language accepted forms ancient Greek world, but put a new content. Christian image of the predecessor is not polytheistic idols, as many people think. There is no specific image immediately before the Incarnation. Source image is a symbol of the Christian Old Testament. As the predecessor of the church is not polytheistic world, but choose to accept God's own revelation, like ancient Israel.

Christianity has a different view of the world and the principle of the new life of the Greek world, which also determines the new style of Christian art. She first expressed church doctrine and teachings, consistent with the biblical text, rather than naturalistic art, not reflecting the state of people's daily lives. Christian art and naturalistic different harmony of her performance is not realistic at this time, not the nature and the universe, not the body's symmetry and graceful, but point to another world. Painter wants to express not only their naked eye can see, and what is invisible to the naked eye, that is, the performance of the spiritual content of Christianity. Painter tasks eyes, posture and gestures are full of the world to pray for God and yearning

However, due to the establishment of Christianity itself, after a long and tortuous process, the icon does not quickly accepted. Many of the early Christian apologists actively oppose ancient Greek art. Such as Tertullian believed that the risk of any art has idolatry. So apologists for Christianity portrait negative attitude, in order to make the church a threat to prevent idolatry, because idolatry can invade the church through art.

Clement of Alexandria confirmed according to transcendence of God, "lawmakers want to raise our minds to intuitive insight, rather than stay in the physical realm. That if God does not come with the usual artistic expression, the body of greatness will be a significant loss, this view is not correct, on the contrary, only the spirit of spiritual vision to see invisible things, if the form of emotional draw it to be worshiped, only it a means to belittle him.

2015年7月21日星期二

Moses was born

Jacob's twelve sons and their descendants to Goshen as a base, spreading, more and more people. Over time, older people die, Joseph is no longer possible, Israel (descendants of Jacob) in Egypt no longer welcome and preferential treatment.

Later, the king of Egypt than to see Israelis Egyptians fear the event of war, the Israelis will join forces with the enemy, on the first framed them. Egyptian king sent taskmasters control them, let them toil, all the dirty work so hard, dirty work let the Israelis do.

Egyptian king also two Hebrew midwives summoned, told said; "You midwife the Hebrew women, all boys, were killed, when the girl, can survive." But two midwives believe in God, still a lot of mercy, Israel. Then the king of Egypt ordered: a boy who lives in Israel, will be thrown into the river, the girl can stay.

There is a man named Levi, Amram, who married a daughter of Levi. They had a woman after he gave birth to a beautiful boy, secretly hidden for three months. Later, possession of less than a really, to find an ark of bulrushes, cast stone paint and asphalt, the child into the box, then the box into the river reeds. And his sister stood afar off, would like to know exactly what will happen to his brother.

Pharaoh's daughter came down to wash his maid at the river. Princess saw the reeds in the box, he ordered a servant to bring the box.

Princess opened the box and saw a beautiful boy. The child was crying, the princess was moved compassion, he said: 'This must be a Hebrew child. "

This is a girl ran to the princess said: "? I went to a Hebrew nurse to give this child feeding, Can"
"You can." Princess said.



2015年7月20日星期一

Icon of suffering and happiness

Meaning of Life icon. Trubetskoi also question the meaning of life from people starting to explain the double meaning of the icon. In his view, the essence of human beings and other different, people are "all creatures of the embodiment of hope, is another witness higher sense, therefore, in the inevitability of death, destined to rule the world war fight back and fight here reflects the problem of meaning of life. and people's lives more difficult the situation is grim, the meaning of life, the more sudden.

Ancient Russians in the face of war and oppression and time, had raised the problem of the meaning of life and thinking, these people are not philosophers, but can divine insight icons painter. They do not use language to express their own ideas, but with color. Do Ciyi Trudeau wrote in ancient Rose, countless tower but Ross trample troops pour so then remembered icon painter, "the image of the beast."

"Kingdom of the beast to the people also raised the eternal challenge: if you fall down and worship me, I'll give you all of it's all ancient Russian religious art is born and grew up in the fight against this test in. in response to this challenge, the ancient Russian icon painter through the image and paint, very bright and strong performance of the stuff that filled their hearts - this is the truth and the life on another world, another opinion insights.

Trubetskoi that Russia ancient Dekor long been regarded as merely manifestations asceticism content. At that time people can not understand Russia Dekor most essential thing - he convey to the world very happy.

After iconoclasm, Abraham hospitality paintings of Byzantine art is widely popular again. In the composition of these paintings, out there beyond the three angels to Abraham, his wife Sarah and the image of a servant, but the character of the position is different, some of the patriarch Abraham and Sarah at the front, some on the side of not between angels, there appears on the small screen.

The background is generally Abraham courtyard Mamre oaks and hills. Large local retention of the subject matter of ancient paintings are: Italy, Cathedral of Monreale ah Levin 12th-century mosaic of the Greek island of St. John Convent of Our Lady Bo Temo chapel. Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo 40 Martyrs church of Hagia Sophia in Ohrid, Macedonia. Furthermore, in some Christian books can also be seen in this illustration theme, in practical art, there are many similar composition.

2015年7月19日星期日

Icon is a witness of revelation

Early Fathers emphasized the function icon doctrine, icon first, noted that the expression of divine truth means, the equivalent of the doctrine of the text, but not in written form, but through color and lines. Pope Gregory stressed the necessity of icons in worship, especially by the necessity of the Church when Singapore
The church is called not literate portrait of the Bible, because literate from what they read Scripture, illiterate person can also be seen in the image and understand. Bulgakov also pointed out that sound theological significance. He said: "Power Dekor is a special tradition of the Church, but he was not verbal and writing, but in color and image reflect Therefore, Bulgakov, an icon that can help people gain knowledge and God.

God is multifaceted and multiform appearing to us - through language, action and image.The degree of the Word of God and to man appeared "with man" in accordance therewith, it is depicted with images. ʱ?? ʱ?? Christ is the Word of God reflected in the human, so this aspect of human nature is God's man depicted. Icon depicting Christ not only human nature to the image of Christ, not his history portraits, portraits of believers and non-believers like secular painter painting as great and historical activities, but which should show the image of Christ's divinity.

Dekor in the picture is a man of God. But this task is beyond the boundaries of art, into the religious sphere, rather, it is the religious and art combine two areas. It requires not only the artistic quality of the icon painter, but also that only the combination of the art of living and religious life and religious buildings savvy athletes, that is the basis of the Church's life, the only possible.

This resulted in icon painting as church art, this art put all the creative tasks together with the church experience art. Dekor is a work of art with its own form and color. But also spell icon activity, in which the image of the world to witness the revelation over the world to witness the physical image of the spiritual life. God icon by people to show their creations, be it earthly things and combine magic kingdom plant activities.


2015年7月18日星期六

Icon is a witness of revelation

Xie Erji. Bulgakov priest icon, its content and boundaries of Orthodox icons and icon worship and other works discussed the relationship between portrait and prototype, aesthetic and theological significance he points icons in.

Bulgakov thought about the portrait of Chinese painting theory similar to the shape and likeness relations and expressive point of view and so on. Bulgakov said, portraits first associated with the ideal form of the human body, human image. Portrait of wisdom is this artistic image of the witness artistic means to the image fixed. In this sense, the portrait depicted not look, but the artist sees face.

Portrait of the prototype includes not only physical characteristics similar to reproduce, but also the face of the spirit of the performance. That is similar in that only the hair, nose, beard and other aspects is characterized in erroneous similarity deeper than this. The difference between animals and objects even that person is carrier of the spirit, his body is a container, which also lives in the spirit of tools and form, spirit and body of this unity is indivisible.

Not be divorced from the spiritual to portray the image of man. So, like the debate on both sides of the icon, as the portrait depicts only be seen as a human organ and state of reproduction, which means not only to destroy art, and mean negative icon.

The body should not only be seen as a departure from the spirit of living in which the bone and flesh: if not the spirit, the body can not even exist as a body. The body is not only a spiritual home and a tool, but not even exist as a body. The body is not only a spiritual home and tools, but also mental image. Each person's body is his spiritual heaven (non hand-made) icon, while the person depicted portrait of a man, it is the icon is artificial, hand-made icons.

In artificial Dekor it depicted not only the physical, but include those in which lives in the spirit, or that the man depicted in the icon is not visible mental state is extremely visible body image. In this sense, no matter how perfect between the photos and no matter how imperfect art of portrait, is intrinsically different.

2015年7月16日星期四

Trinity Orthodox like

In the 5th century AD Roman mosaics in the early church and has paintings of the 6th century church in Ravenna. Not all of the early church theologians regard to the subject matter regarded as God revealed the identity of the three characters, but this theme later in icon painting gradually became the basis of the performance of the Trinity imagine.

Icon oclasm in the period, many theologians employing means performance image Trinity skeptical. The artists of this period trying to avoid the image of the screen on specific situations, but instead symbol image. The most famous painting is a 7th century Nicene Church of the Assumption the prepared throne. Father's throne symbolizes heaven: by the book painted a throne, a symbol of God's Word, the second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Son: The book can lie down with a dove, which is the symbol of the Third Person of the Holy Spirit .

After iconoclasm, Abraham hospitality paintings of Byzantine art is widely popular again. In the composition of these paintings, out there beyond the three angels to Abraham, his wife Sarah and the image of a servant, but the character of the position is different, some of the patriarch Abraham and Sarah at the front, some on the side of not between angels, there appears on the small screen.

The background is generally Abraham courtyard Mamre oaks and hills. Large local retention of the subject matter of ancient paintings are: Italy, Cathedral of Monreale ah Levin 12th-century mosaic of the Greek island of St. John Convent of Our Lady Bo Temo chapel. Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo 40 Martyrs church of Hagia Sophia in Ohrid, Macedonia. Furthermore, in some Christian books can also be seen in this illustration theme, in practical art, there are many similar composition.

Interest in the theme of the Trinity, is a characteristic 15th-century Byzantine icon painting, which as previously Byzantine Orthodox Church about the power of God's nature and God, the Trinity and Tabor theological controversy caused by light. Byzantine painter trying to use the Old Testament depiction of Abraham and his wife Sarah entertain God's messenger three scenarios to show theological Trinity.

2015年7月15日星期三

Trinity Orthodox like

Doctrine of the Trinity and the Incarnation of Christianity as the foundation of the Christian faith. But more that in order to understand the doctrine of the Trinity. St. Augustine with a vivid metaphor that understanding the mystery of the Holy Trinity, than with a teaspoon dry scouring the sea difficult. Christian history has produced many negative Trinitarian heresy. For ease of understanding, the early church fathers have tried to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity of "no integration and not separation" through metaphor and symbol. For example, some likened to the godfather of the Trinity will, rational and activities: the godfather of the Trinity and some likened sun light, where the sun, the light and the light is both uniform and is different: There's godfather compared to the mystery of the love of the Trinity and Harmony Three persons are three interrelated love who is loved and love itself. Thomas. Aquinas confirm doctrine of the Trinity is not a natural reason can be perceived, but the object of revelation theology.

Employing thought and imagination are difficult to grasp things more difficult image to show up. But in the history of Christian art and icon painting, and gradually formed the image of the three angels of God's manifestation of the Trinity tradition. Three angels to Abraham's hospitality was spot paintings of Abraham appeared very early. Which is based on the Bible; "The Lord of Moreh in Mamre, as Abraham emerged when the heat of Abraham alas tent door, looked up, has three men standing nearby.

When he saw them, he ran to meet them, and fell to the ground, said from the tent door; 'My Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes, I beg you not to leave your servant. Let a little water, and wash your feet, and rest under this tree.

I get you something to eat, you can add days at heart, then go ahead. Since you to his servant, rightly so. "They say; 'do as you say okay!" Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah and said: Abraham ran to the herd and his hair. "You come quickly to take three measures of fine flour and knead bread." choice, tender calf and gave a servant, who hurried to prepare it.

Abraham took butter and milk, and good calf, placed in front of them, and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

2015年7月14日星期二

Russia Madonna miracle

Since ancient Rose accepted Christianity, love and worship of the Virgin deeply rooted in the hearts of the Russian people. One of the earliest church in Kiev Ross, was built in the era of the Grand Duke Vladimir church tithe is worship of the Virgin. 12th century, kings and Andre. Liu Bo fruit Boesky (about 1100-1174) added a new program teaching experience in Russia - the Festival of Our Lady of asylum, lunar October 1), indicating that the Virgin Mary thought the Russian land of asylum. 14th century, the city of Moscow burden Virgin mission, the Kremlin is also known as Church of the Assumption of the Virgin home.

In Russia, there are many on the Madonna "miracles or apparitions of legend, in these legends, some well-known for its miraculous statue of Our Lady of action and become a witness to the history of Russia and the Senate.

Our Lady of Vladimir like Russia's most famous and most admired Madonna, she in many important stages of Russian history played a special role. According to Orthodox legend, an icon painter is the first author of Luke Luke Luke Vladimir Muer Madonna is made. Madonna painting at first in Jerusalem in the Byzantine Emperor small Fei Aoxi more reign, AD 450 chant to Constantinople. According to Russian chronicles, like Our Lady of Vladimir in the early 12th century as a gift shipped from Constantinople to Kiev. Who later was taken to the northern city of Kiev, Vladimir, here was a miracle, so named Vladimir Madonna。. While modern science can not prove or disprove whether Luke made this image of the Virgin, but most researchers believe that the Russian original Our Lady of Vladimir Muer painters like Constantinople.

Early 12th century, the Patriarch of Constantinople Lucca.  they put a statue of Our Lady gave the Grand Duke of Kiev Yuri. Dolgoruky. Madonna is placed not far from Kiev's Monastery of the Virgin of Silves Novgorod. In this, the site can be issued Madonna because some strange signs and famous.

He had wanted to build a new center of the Russian state in the north. He decided to take this piece of magic Madonna to the north to find a suitable location. When they pass by Vladimir when the horses carrying Madonna suddenly stopped, do not go with the whip overdrive them. They have to put other Malay pull carts, but a few horses or standing still. Andre kings put this be interpreted as a sign of Our Lady of Hope stay in Vladimir. So he began to build the Church of Our Lady in here, it took two years to build the Church of the Assumption. Since then, the site is called Vladimir Madonna Madonna. And Vladimir has become the new capital of the ancient Rose.