Alexis, the Man of God
Icons
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The icon represents full-length images of St. Mary of Egypt and St. Alexis, the Man of God. The upper part of the icon depicts the image of Our Lady of the Sign.
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The icon from the Deesis row. In the center of the composition is the full-length figure of Christ Pantocrator. His halo is surrounded by angels. By his feet stand little figures of attending Juliana and Alexis, the man of God.
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In the centrepiece of the icon the Venerable Father is depicted waist-length, his hands are folded on his chest. On the raised flat borders of the icon panel are full-length figures of St.Nicholas and St.Catherine.
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The saint is depicted full-length against the background of the townscape, his hands are folded in a prayer.
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Saint Alexis, the Man of God is depicted at full-length, in a three-quarter turn against a landscape background. The icon is painted in the Fryazh stylistic manner.