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The Story of the Most Famous Icon of the Virgin Mary The Story of the Most Famous Icon of the Virgin Mary The icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help has inspired devotion for centuries, and is honored in … read more

Frequently icons are created to commemorate a Marian apparition or special divine intervention -- and in this case, a Marian hymn taught to Greek months by an angelic visitor. Since the beginning of C … read more

Follow the creation of Monastery Icons' image of Saint John the Baptist step by step, with description and photos. An Explanation of the Techniques of Byzantine Iconography ICONOGRAPHY IS THE OLDEST T … read more

To create this online video we photographed successive stages of the creation of a recent icon, a portrait of the Holy Family. This 1¾-minute video gives you a time-lapse overview of each stage … read more

Inspired by the icon in the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem, our new Nativity icon "O Holy Night" took several months to complete. But it will only take you two minutes to see the stages of its cr … read more