Athos: Miraculous Icons: Introduction |
Common terms and phrases
8th century According to legend Athanasios the Athonite Athos monasteries Byzantine Icon called chapel Child Jesus choir screen CHRIST PANTOKRATOR coast of Mount cures depicted Emperor Leo Emperor of Byzantium Evangelist fascinosum founder Geróntissa gold Gospel Greek and Russian Greek Icon hagiographer hand Heaven heavenly hermit highly-venerated Hodigítria holy image Holy Mountain icon painting iconostasis idiorrhythmic John the Baptist katholikón Koinobites Koutloumousiou Lávra life-size icon liturgy Lord main church Mary MIRACULOUS BLESSED VIRGIN miraculous image monastery buildings monastery church Monastery of Dochiaríou monastic community monastic painter Monastic Republic monks Mother Mother of God Mount Athos Nikephóros Phokâs Old-Slavonic Icon Orthodox belief Orthodox Christian Orthodox Church PANAGIA PANTELEIMONOS Patriarch of Constantinople Philothéou picture wall Plate prayer Pródromos Protâton Russian Great Skiti Russian monasteries Russian monks Russian pilgrims Saint Andrew Serbia Skiti Saráï spiritual Theotokos Transfiguration tremendum Turkish Turks venerated VIRGIN OF TENDERNESS votive offerings whilst wood paintings Zographou