Symbol of Faith

Date: XVII century.

Material: Wood, levkas, tempera

Dimensions: height 179 cm, width 214 cm

The icon of the Symbol of Faith illustrates the text of 12 dogmats of the Orthodoxy. 24 scenes represent key elements of the Christian teaching.

Inv. № 126. © The Andrey Rublyov Museum of Medieval Russian Culture and Art

General view
The Father Almighty
The heavenly host left of the Lord Sabaoth
The Lord Sabaoth
The heavenly host right of the Lord Sabaoth
Jesus Christ – the Son of God
Who for us man. The Creation of man and the fall from grace
The First Council of Nicaea. 325 AD
And for our salvation. Cain murders Abel
Came down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. The Annunciation
And became man. The Nativity of Christ
And was crucified for us. The Crucifixion
Under Pontius Pilate. Requesting to Pontius Pilate for the body of Christ
And suffered. Descent from the Cross
And was buried. Deposition in the Tomb
And rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. The Ressurection
And ascended into the heavens. The Ascension
And sitteth at the right hand of the Father. The New Testament Trinity surrounded by the heavenly host
And shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead. The Final Judgment
Whose Kingdom The Heavenly Church
Shall have no end. The Earthly Church
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son The New Testament Trinity surrounded by the heavenly host. I look for the Resurrection of the dead. The Resurrection of the dead
Together is worshiped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets; In One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Old Testament Church and the New Testament Church.
Confess one Baptism. The sending of the prophets to confession.
For the remission of sins. The remission of sins
And the life of the age to come. The heavenly Jerusalem
Amen. The Bosom of Abraham

Symbol of Faith

General view

The Father Almighty

The heavenly host left of the Lord Sabaoth

The Lord Sabaoth

The heavenly host right of the Lord Sabaoth

Jesus Christ – the Son of God

Who for us man. The Creation of man and the fall from grace

The First Council of Nicaea. 325 AD

And for our salvation. Cain murders Abel

Came down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary. The Annunciation

And became man. The Nativity of Christ

And was crucified for us. The Crucifixion

Under Pontius Pilate. Requesting to Pontius Pilate for the body of Christ

And suffered. Descent from the Cross

And was buried. Deposition in the Tomb

And rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. The Ressurection

And ascended into the heavens. The Ascension

And sitteth at the right hand of the Father. The New Testament Trinity surrounded by the heavenly host

And shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead. The Final Judgment

Whose Kingdom The Heavenly Church

Shall have no end. The Earthly Church

And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son The New Testament Trinity surrounded by the heavenly host. I look for the Resurrection of the dead. The Resurrection of the dead

Together is worshiped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets; In One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The Old Testament Church and the New Testament Church.

Confess one Baptism. The sending of the prophets to confession.

For the remission of sins. The remission of sins

And the life of the age to come. The heavenly Jerusalem

Amen. The Bosom of Abraham