Tour Overview
Icons are popularly known as the art of Eastern European Orthodox Christianity. The word icon is derived from the Greek "eikon," meaning "image." These images were created for prayer and liturgical use in a church or for personal prayers at home or during travel.
Stops
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Stop 1: Stroganoff School, The Last Judgment
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Stop 2: Moscow School, The Georgian Mother of God
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Stop 3: Novgorod School, The Royal Gates
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Novgorod School, Deisis: The Savior Enthroned, the Virgin Mary, the Archangel Michael, St. John the Baptist, the Archangel Gabriel,
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Stop 4: Moscow School, Saint Basil with Scenes from His Life
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Moscow School, The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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Iconostasis: A Screen Bearing Icons