Thème Icônes

Two Fourth-Century Sarcophagi Misinterpreted Christological, Not Trinitarian

Articles
8 décembre, 2023

Christianisme primitif Histoire de l'art Icônes Théologie

The Thesis The question is whether or not the Catholic worldview—as it relates to anthropomorphic images of God, God the Father, the Holy Spirit and the Trinity—influenced the discoverers of the sarcophagi studied here—the Dogmatic Sarcophagus and the Sarcophagus of…

Romanesque Art and the Death of Western Iconography

Vidéos
19 octobre, 2023

Art Roman Icônes Images Théologie

Father Steven Bigham discusses how Western Christian art developed and has departed from the earlier iconographic tradition.

Deux sarcophages du IVe siècle mal interprétés : non pas trinitaires, mais bien christologiques

Articles
21 août, 2023

Christianisme primitif Histoire de l'art Icônes Théologie

Des érudits ont interprété certaines images du Sarcophage dogmatique (325-350) à Rome et du Sarcophage de la Trinité-Époux (325-350) à Arles, France, comme les premières images anthropomorphiques de la Trinité. Cette étude vise à infirmer cette interprétation et à affirmer que l'interprétation juste est christologique.

Death And Orthodox Iconography

Articles
15 août, 2023

Icônes Mort Théologie

In the Orthodox Church, iconography holds a central and important place, both visually and theologically. Icons are not merely decorations or pictorial teaching aids. They do serve these purposes, but their fundamental reason for being is to bear witness, in an artistic manner, to the Church’s beliefs. They are a reflection of the life in Christ as lived in the Church. We should expect, therefore, to receive from iconography that which is witnessed to and preached by other means, such as Scripture, liturgical texts, dogmatic statements, and the writings of the Fathers.

Bénir les icônes : Conforme à la Tradition de l’Église orthodoxe, oui ou non?

Articles
4 août, 2023

Icônes Iconoclasme Patristique Théologie

I. Le problème Les chrétiens orthodoxes ont l’habitude de faire bénir les icônes par un prêtre ou un évêque. Souvent les évêques les bénissent en les oignant du saint chrême. Il y a même des offices spéciaux pour bénir les…

Allegorical Personification in Orthodox Iconography

Articles
4 août, 2023

Allégorie Art gréco-romain Icônes Théologie

Allegorical personification played a major role in Graeco-Roman art: a human figure, not a real person, represented an abstract idea. The Christian artistic tradition, culminating in the icon, reduced or eliminated such symbols preferring depictions of real, historical persons and events. This article analyzes specific icons to show how the process developed.

Iconography and St. Gregory Palamas

Articles
4 août, 2023

Essence et énergies de Dieu Icônes Saint Grégoire Palamas Théologie

St. Gregory Palamas's doctrine of God's essence and énergies is fundamental for the understanding of icons. God is unknown and unknowable in his essence but manifests himself in his énergies. These énergies shone in Christ Transfiguration, in the Holy Light. It is in this Light that icons depict our world and people in the light of the Heavenly Jerusalem.