Theotokos Virgin Mary Red Jesus Christ

Besides christ the basis of all iconography no other subject has been more depicted than mary the theotokos greek for mother of god literally god bearer.

Theotokos virgin mary red jesus christ. The gospels of matthew and luke in the new testament and the quran describe mary as a virgin betrothed to joseph. She accompanied joseph to bethlehem where jesus was born. Ideal for baptism and wedding gifts the icons of christ and his mother are essential for every home prayer corner. She was cared for by her betrothed husband joseph who took the child and his mother into his home as his own.

The eastern orthodox dormition fast has ended and christians bow their heads today for the assumption of the blessed virgin mary and dormition of the theotokos. The theotokos represents the church of christ thereby displaying the fullness of love between god and man a love that can only be achieved within the bosom of church the mother. One divine person with two natures divine and human intimately and hypostatically united. The holy theotokos and ever virgin mary.

All merciful panakranta in this type mary is regally enthroned with baby jesus on her lap both facing the viewer. According to christian theology she conceived jesus through the holy spirit while still a virgin. Beginning of a dialog window including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. According to catholic and orthodox teachings at the end of her earthly life her body was rais.

Jesus meanwhile has red underneath because he is christ and blue on top because of the human nature he assumed from mary. On either side of the throne are the coptic abbreviations for jesus christ on the top of the icon is the coptic word for our savior the icon of the teacher the enthroned is a variation of the pantocrator. No human being resembles jesus christ more than his mother. We can certainly look to her as an example of what it means to be christ like.

Mary has blue underneath because she is a human and red on top because of the overshadowing of the holy ghost. His inner white robe symbolize his divine nature while the red outer tunic reveals his human nature that he assumed. The council of ephesus in ad 431 decreed that mary is the theotokos because her son jesus is both god and man. Mary was a first century bc galilean jewish woman of nazareth and the mother of jesus according to the new testament and the quran.

This icon set of christ and the theotokos was painted in bulgaria in the 21st century. Both registration and sign in support using google and facebook. Two names for the same event both the assumption and the dormition proclaim that mary the mother of jesus was assumed into heaven in body and soul. Yoldath aloho in the liturgy of mari and addai 3rd century and the liturgy of st james 4th century.

The bold red background of these icons is stunning and must be seen in person. This could all be made up for all i know but it is thought provoking. She conceived by the power of the holy spirit.