Here you can find the replicas of famous and revered icons which belong to largest collections of Moscow and St.Petersburg. Some of them are of the Byzantian tradition.
The icon of the Mother of God is the image of piety and mercy.
According to the church tradition, the Theotokos is the greatest advocate of the human race before our Lord.
This icon describes the evangelic scene of the interment of the crucified Jesus Christ. On the icon you can see pall with the body of Jesus, the Mother of God falling down to it, St. John the Evangelist, secret apostles of Christ Joseph and Nicodemus, myrrh-bearing women.
This feast day icon is instinct with the feeling of joy and exaltation. In the centre of the icon there is the Mother of God and the Child and the shaft of the Star of Bethlehem descends upon them. A bull and a donkey are warming up the Divine Child with their breath. On the right there are the shepherds who have received the Good News about Christmas of the Saviour of this world. On the right there are the three Wise Men.
Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Minor Asia), Defender of Orthodoxy, Holy Hierarch is honoured both in the East and in the West as a great Wonderworker. He participated in the First Ecumenical Council in 325 AD. Died in 345 AD. In 1087, his relics were furtively translated from Myra to Bari (Southern Italy) where they reside to this day.
According to the legend it was captured by Christ Himself for Avgar, King of Edessa. The Saviour washed His face and dried it on the towel which captured the print of His face. Legend has it that this miracle-working print has become the first icon ever. There is also a western version called "Vernicle of Veronica" with the crown of thorns on the Saviour's head.
The Yaroslavskaya icon of the Virgin Mary is a cellular depiction by the Archimandrite Anthony from the Holy Trinity -St. Sergius Lavra. October 12th, 1642, while praying he heard the voice from the icon: " I am coming to Yaroslavl to the newly built monastery in My Name". The Archimandrite Anthony sent this icon to the specified monastery not far from Yaroslavl.
Archangel Michael is an Archistrategos (Commander in Chief), head of the Holy warrior-host of Angels guarding the law of God. The revelation of St. John the Divine narrates about the celestial battle of Archangel Michael with the dragon. As a result the dragon, also called devil or Satan, was precipitated back to Earth.
Blessed holy princes and passion-bearers Boris and Gleb are the first Russian Saints. They were the youngest sons of the saint prince Vladimir. The word "passion-bearer" is used relating to those Russian Saints who patiently suffered all the physical and moral agony and death by an enemy's hand imitating Christ. They were canonized around 1072.
St. George was a Roman. After he had joined the army he was distinguished for his intellect, courage and physical strength. Even witnessing executions of the Christians St. George publicly professed being a Christian. After having suffered severe agony he did not abnegate from Christ and was beheaded in 303 AD. The icon narrates allegorically about the victory of St. George over the devil – "enormous red dragon" (Revelation 12:3, 20:2).