The Descent of the Holy Spirit, Holy Pentecost

The Descent of the Holy Spirit, Holy PentecostThe feast of Holy Pentecost the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the gathered Apostles that gave birth to the Church is depicted in this mounted icon of the Russian Orthodox tradition. The familiar composition, with the Apostles seated in an arc and tongues of fire above each head, has been one of the great feastday icons of the Orthodox Church for centuries. A quality icon from Damascene Gallery.

St Owen of Litchfield

The great Wonderworker and Archbishop is depicted with the episcopal dignity and gentle mercy for which he has been beloved across centuries of Orthodox devotion

The Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanova — youngest daughter of the Holy Tsar Nicholas II

This pre-20th-century Byzantine icon of St

Natalia the Martyr — wife of St

An Orthodox mounted icon in the classical Russian tradition

His counsel and prophecies remain a treasure of the Russian Church

The great Russian iconographers understood this

Dionysius's style is known for ethereal

St Nicholas of Japan stands as a timeless model of apostolic zeal

Luke's feast is October 18

and this image is a worthy continuation of that lineage