Monday, August 9, 2010

Patron Saint of the site, Icon of the Silent Christ

This is a rare Icon one that is not really used or seen often in Orthodox Churches.  It appeared around the 15th century.  This Icon is also called the Angel of Blessed Silence which follows from Scripture, "...the imperishable jewel of a gentle and quiet spirit.." (I Peter 3:4). "The absence of any scroll or book, as well as the hands crossed over the chest...expresses the Savior's silence and his invitation to inner prayer..." and "[t]his image's appeal to silence and inner prayer expresses its links to the monastic [setting]..."  Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church  

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Northwest Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
My name is Ignatios Jason Rogers and I was received into the Holy Antiochian Orthodox Church at St. Nicholas in Springdale, AR on Christmas Eve of 2006. I am currently seeking the monastic path and hopefully one day will be able to enter a monastery.

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