19th Century Russian Orthodox Bronze and Enamel Hinged 4 Part Icon Great Feasts

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19th Century Russian Orthodox Bronze and Enamel Hinged 4 Part Icon Great Feasts:
$295.00

Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church

Orthodox Bronze and Enamel

Hinged 4 Part Icon

Size 15.8 x 36 cm~ 6.22 x14.17 inch

19th Century

Please see condition on the photo

From Wikipedia, thefree encyclopedia

The feast of the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), is thegreatest of the feasts of the Eastern Orthodox Church (and of the EasternCatholic Churches of the Byzantine Rite), and as such is called the \"feastof feasts\". In addition, there are other days of great importance in thelife of the Church: the Twelve Great Feasts (Greek: Δωδεκάορτον).

Eight great feasts in honor of Jesus Christ, and four great feasts honoringthe Virgin Mary — the Theotokos — comprise The Twelve Great Feasts.[1]

September 8, the Nativity of theTheotokos

September 14, the Exaltation ofthe Cross

November 21, the Presentation ofthe Theotokos

December 25, the Nativity ofChrist/Christmas

January 6, the Baptism of Christ— Theophany, also called Epiphany

February 2, the Presentation ofJesus at the Temple

March 25, the Annunciation

The Sunday before Pascha (Easter)— the Entry into Jerusalem or Flowery/Willow/Palm Sunday

Forty Days after Pascha (Easter)— the Ascension of Christ

Fifty Days after Pascha (Easter)— Pentecost

August 6, the Transfiguration

August 15, the Dormition (FallingAsleep) of the Theotokos

Besides the Twelve Great Feasts, the Orthodox Church knows five otherfeasts that rank as great feasts, yet without being numbered among the twelve.They are: the Circumcision of Christ (January 1), the Nativity of St. John theBaptist (June 24), the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29), the Beheadingof St John the Baptist (August 29), and the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos(October 1)