![]() Genesis 18 when the Eternal One visited Abraham mysteriously, under theįorm of three angels. (1) It depicts three angels, referring to the Old Testament text in Icon (of Rublev's) as the deepest symbolic representation." "The Trinity cannot be represented, but one has to look at this As a greatĬontemporary iconographer, the monk Grigoriy Krug, has written, That the Son alone, who took human flesh, can be represented. Icon of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, because Orthodox theology teaches It does not purport to be a true representation of the Holy Trinity, an The model painted by Andrei Rublev in Russia around 1422-25, now to beįound in the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow. The Orthodox world is that called "of the Trinity", based on One of the most popular, and most often-reproduced, icons today in It is also said of icons that they are liturgical images,Īnd even the "abode and leaven of unity" (M. Trubetskoy), "a theology of beauty" (Evdokimov), "windows On icons tell us, they are "theology in colour" (E. The principal liturgical feasts (Easter, Christmas, Pentecost) as wellĪs Christ, the Virgin and all the saints. InĬhurch and at home, the faithful pray before the icons that represent Of authority and community through an image?įor the Orthodox, icons are a part of spiritual tradition. You might ask why, and how, one can speak of an icon in theĬontext of the theme of our conference: "Authority and the place of ![]() I have been asked to speak to you about the icon of the Trinity by APA style: Contemplating Rublev's icon: the authority of the trinity and the community of women and men in the church.Contemplating Rublev's icon: the authority of the trinity and the community of women and men in the church." Retrieved from MLA style: "Contemplating Rublev's icon: the authority of the trinity and the community of women and men in the church." The Free Library.After writing from the USA for 30 years in a Maltese Catholic newspaper 'Lehen is-Sewwa,' in October 2016 I started again as a regular contributor profiling some well-known and lesser known people every two weeks. Presently I am living while serving as chaplain at Hilltop Gardens, a retirement community in Naxxar, Malta. ![]() In 2003, I moved to the west coast serving in the Diocese of Baker in John Day, Baker City and Bend. In 1981, I started my pastoral ministry in New York, both on Long Island and upstate New York. I was ordained a priest on Jand served for 4 years in my hometown St Julian's. Jesus, 1999 to the Holy Spirit and 2000 to God the Father.īorn in St Julian's Malta on August 27, 1952, I grew up within a loving family with two parents John and Mary Cassar, both deceased, and two older sisters Josephine (deceased) and Rosemarie (husband Carmelo Garzia, deceased,) and two younger brothers, Paul (deceased,) married to Kay, and Marcel, married to Maria with two sons, Julian Jr and Peter. Three years of the last millennium to the Holy Trinity respectively, 1998 to Image he had in his bedroom at the Vatican. He also dedicated the last Pope John Paul II had special devotion to this Icon, andīesides the image of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, this is the only other An open space in the center is an invitation for us to join this mysteryĭraped in the theology of color and arranged in a geometry of grace. Received the 10 commandments, where Jesus was transfigured, Sinai and Tabor ![]() The third angel on the right is the Holy Spirit, dressed in The tree behind him foreshadows the tree of life and The center angel isĬhrist, with two fingers blessing the offerings, and also to symbolize the There are many mansions” – notice the tower behind him. The one of the left is the Father….”in my Father’s house The angels thin staffs to symbolize authority, and each wearing blue plus otherĬolors, sitting around a table with a chalice like bowl in the center. Visitors is described as appearing to Abraham. In Genesis chapter 18, the image of three mysterious angelic Who look like angels represent the Trinitarian Godhead, without beginning orĮnd. Shaped to fit into a perfect circle, the three figures Russian monk Andrei Rublev in 1411 and is presently seen at the Tretyakov State Trinity is one of the most descriptive Icons ever created. ![]()
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