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April 23: Feast Day of St. George at Boston's Museum of Russian Icons

ICONOSTASIS | MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ICONS
This icon measures only 2.75 x 2.5 inches
MASSACHUSETTS - April 23 is the feast day of St. George, the patron saint of Russia and one of the most frequently depicted saints on icons. St. George was born to a Cappadocian father and a Palestinian mother in Lydda, Palestine (now Lod, Israel). According to legend, a terrible dragon terrorized the citizens of a nearby town. For Orthodox believers, the symbolism of this icon represents the triumph of Christianity over paganism. [link]
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Anonymous said…
I need to make a connection for us to linkup with this Blog as regular partner, and to one day visit this museum. My favorite church art visit here in Indianapolis was to an Orthodox church. They get it, and while I don't understand a great many things about this branch of Christianity, I love their passion for religious art.
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