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At the heart of the composition of such icons is the recurring motif of circles. In the central circle, Jesus Christ is depicted in the iconographic image of the
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with a blessing gesture. From this circle on the diagonal proceed 4 rays, on their tops are 4 small circles, inside of which are the allegorical symbols of the
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Fragments of the human face – eyes, nose and mouth are placed in the segments of the next circle. Above this circle on the central axis depicted the
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considers that such icons “are not canonical, they do not correspond to any church text and believers should not pray in front of them.”
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churches from the end of 18th century to the first half of 19th century, later in the Russian iconography, mostly notably among the
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The next circle is green or red, it can represent the sky, sometimes starry. In the outermost circle usually depicted
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Around the blue circle: “Your eyes will be upon the faithful of the land, and greet them with
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This icon is a symbolic and allegorical composition of the words form the
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with a gesture of blessing is seen in this circle. From God the Father
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that represents the omniscient and vigilant all-seeing eye of
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Some modern clergymen do not approve the use of such icons.
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Russian
Orthodox
icon
Russian iconography
Eye of Providence
Russian Orthodox
Old Believers
Holy Scripture
Christ

St. Demetrius
Bitola
North Macedonia
Bible
Psalms
Saviour Emmanuel
evangelists
tetramorph
Virgin Mary
arms raised
seraphim
heaven
God the Father
emanates
Holy Spirit
Theotokos
Isaiah
virgin’s womb
Ode of the Theotokos

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