My interpretation of a Byzantine icon of Saint Michael the Archangel. He is the patron saint of police officers, the military, sailors, paramedics, grocers and many other vocations, places and causes. He is one of four archangels found in both Jewish and Christian scriptures.
This is a post card size print of an icon of the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Cup” by the hand of iconographer Matthew Garrett. The 4th Kontakion from the Akathist to the Mother of God “The Inexhaustible Cup” is printed on the back.
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Image:121814 Grec Coisl 79 f.2v Emperor Nicephorus III Botaniates (reg.1078-81) with St. John Chrysostom (c.347-407) and the Archangel Michael, Byzantine, c.1078 (vellum). Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France. Art, Fine Art.
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This is a post card size print of an icon of the Glykophilousa (Sweet Kissing) Mother of God by the hand of iconographer Matthew Garrett. The prayer before the icon of the Theotokos is printed on the back.
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Byzantine School's View of the nave located at the Haghia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. The View of the nave was created around the 6th century.
Jesus Christ Pantokrator mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
