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according ancient angels Annunciation Apostles appearance artistic Ascension Baptism Basil belongs bishop body Byzantine Byzantium Canon celebrated Christian Church art coll colours composition Council Cross depicted descent Divine service dogmatic dogmatic definitions emphasised Evangelist expression faith Father feast festival figures fulness gesture glory Gospel grace Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory the Theologian heaven Hodigitria Holy Scriptures Holy Spirit Holy Trinity Holy Virgin human icon reproduced icon-painting iconography iconostasis Incarnation inner Jerusalem John Chrysostom John of Damascus Kontakion Lazarus light liturgic Lord Lovingkindness Luke mandorla manifestation martyr Matt meaning Moscow Mother Mother of God mystery Nativity of Christ nature Novgorod Old Testament omophorion Orthodox Church painted Pentecost person prayer preaching prophets representation represented revealed Royal Door Russian iconography Russian icons Saint John Saviour says Sergius Simeon Stich symbol teaching temple Thou Tone Tradition Transfiguration transmitted Troparion Truth veneration Vespers words XIVth XVIth century XVth