The oldest icons depicting Saint George as a horseman killing the dragon date to the 12th century. The motif became popular, especially in Georgian and Russian traditions, but it is also found in Greek icons. The saint is depicted in the style of a Roman cavalryman in the tradition of the "Thracian Heros." In Russian Orthodox tradition, the icon is known as "the Miracle of George and the Dragon" as well as "Saint George the Victorybearer."

The Savior of Smolensk is the iconographic type of Jesus Christ in which he is represented as the Pantocrator – in a frontal position, with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture and his right hand holding a Gospel book. To either side of Him, are two angels, kneeling in prayer at His feet, are St. Sergius of Radonezh and the Venerable Barlaam of Khutyn. In the upper part of the icon, there is an image of the Old Testament Trinity, flanked by two Cherubim and surmounted by the image of the Holy Mandylion. 

The Nativity of Christ depicts the birth of Jesus in a cave. The Mother of God lying on a bed. Her husband Joseph ,is standing next to her, arms held in prayer, while a female servant is bringing her food and drink on a tray. The newborn Christ is held by a midwife named Zelomi, who is preparing to wash him. The star above in the left corner is shining at Jesu,s signifying the Divine will. This particular iconography is of late origin and is heavily influenced by the Western depictions showing a cheerful and intimate aspect of the scene. 

Our Lady of Smolensk is the name of an ancient miracle-working icon and one of the most highly venerated icons in Russia. According to tradition, after the fall of Constantinople, the original icon painted by St. Luke surfaced in Russia, where it was placed in the Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk and therefore referred to as Our Lady of Smolensk. The original icon, dated by art historians to the 11th century, is now believed to have been destroyed by fire during the German occupation of Smolensk in 1941, but a great number of copies were made throughout the century, some of … More

The oldest icons depicting Saint George as a horseman killing the dragon date to the 12th century. The motif became popular, especially in Georgian and Russian traditions, but it is also found in Greek icons. The saint is depicted in the style of a Roman cavalryman in the tradition of the "Thracian Heros." In Russian Orthodox tradition, the icon is known as "the Miracle of George and the Dragon" as well as "Saint George the Victorybearer."

Small brass icon depicting Our Lady of Kazan surmounted by the Holy Mandylion, the Orthodox Trinity, and two cherubs.

The Holy Mandylion icon represents the first not made by human hands image of the Savior miraculously created by Christ himself. According to the Christian tradition, King Abgar of Edessa wrote to Jesus, asking him to come to cure him of an illness. Instead, one of the seventy disciples, Thaddeus, is said to have come to Edessa, bearing the words and an image of Jesus, by the virtues of which the king was miraculously healed. To create his likeness, Jesus used a face cloth that miraculously bore the image of His face. This image of Christ preserved on the face … More

Saint Paraskevi of Iconium (also known as Paraskeva Pyatnitsa) is venerated as a Christian virgin martyr. Her parents were Christian, and Paraskevi was named as such (the name means “Friday” in Greek) because she was baptized on a Friday and because Friday was the day of Christ's Passion. She became a preacher, and according to tradition, converted Emperor Antoninus Pius to Christianity, but, subsequently martyred at Iconium during the persecutions of Diocletian. Saint Paraskevi-Pyatnitsa developed a personality and functions of her own on Russian soil. She is traditionally depicted as an ascetic figure wearing the red of martyrdom. She holds … More

The icon depicts Our Savior of Smolensk, the iconographic type of Jesus Christ represented as the enthroned Pantocrator – full-figured with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture and his right hand holding an open book of Gospels. He is flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist.

Venerable Sergius of Radonezh, was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. He was the founder of Sergiev-Troitsky Monastery, and together with Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, he is one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most highly venerated saints.