Merry Christmas!

One of the most ancient forms of art is that of the Christian icon. Orthodox tradition holds that the first icon “written” was that of the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos (God-Bearer) by the Apostle Luke.

In the days of the Roman empire, while Greek was the common language of the people, many were uneducated or didn’t speak either Greek, Latin, or Hebrew so telling the “Good News” of Christ could be a bit of a struggle. One of the ways the early Church told the story was through icons. It’s also important to note that since Christians view Jesus as equal to God, who is unseen, an icon of Christ, or His mother was an icon of God. In fact, in the Christian tradition, ALL humans are icons, or images, of God. Continue reading “Merry Christmas”