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The Transfiguration

The Transfiguration is one of the twelve great festivals of the Russian Orthodox Church and is celebrated on 6 (19) August as a portent of the kingdom of God on earth, the Resurrection and the Second...

The Raising of Jairus’s Daughter

The raising of Jairus’s daughter and the healing by touching the edge of the cloak are described in the Gospels: “While He spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshi...

Christ and the Adulteress

The Book of John tells how Jesus was teaching in the temple court when the teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery: “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him...

The Healing at the Pool

This subject is described in the Gospel of John: “Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multit...

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Jesus’ meeting with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well is described in the Book of John: “Then cometh He to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to h...

The Calling of the Disciples

Jesus appointed twelve disciples and sent them out into the world to preach the Word. The Apostles had the power to drive out demons, heal the sick and raise the dead: “And when He had called unto Hi...

The Sermon on the Mount

The Mount of Olives is the southern summit of three peaks lying to the east of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the Kidron valley. This was the scene of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, a collectio...

The Miraculous Draught of Fish

This subject is taken from the Book of Luke: “And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret, and saw two ships standing by the ...

Paternitas

Paternitas is a variant of the Trinity. God the Father is represented as a silver-haired elder. The Son sits on His knees in the form of the Infant Christ. The Holy Spirit is depicted as a dove in a ...

Christ’s Appearance to the People

Christ’s appearance to the people is described in the Book of John: “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, ‘Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is...

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