Hidden History of Early Christian Icons

Dive into the history of ancient Christian icons & their relationship to modern day worship.

Directed & edited by @DeoCreative
Written by @OrthodoxChristianTheology
Sound Design & Mix by Chris Shadrick
Character Illustrations by Adrian DKC
Subject Matter Advisor: Father Stephan Bigham
Additional Subject Matter Advisor: Michael Garten
Translations & Additional Assistance: Evangelos Nikitopoulos

Glory to God for all things

0:00 A.D. 180
3:07 Chapter I
7:26 Chapter II
13:30 Chapter III
28:56 Chapter IV
35:47 Chapter V

[harmonyharmonyharmony]

Thanks for watching, glory be to God!

[untoages]

This is probably the single best video for laying out the case and historicity of iconography. Great work guys!

[Xiham]

Was raised in an iconoclast culture, the Orthodox Church is my hospital. It took me some time, but now I can't imagine life without a window to the divine.

[henrique-]

Hey, i'm a Brazilian orthodox, thank you for asking for prayers in the end on the video! We really need it, there are faithful people that need to travel over 2 hours for the nearest church!

[langluigi]

Currently having one of those “wow, Orthodoxy really is true” moments

[LOGICLOGOS]

This is one of the best channels on YouTube.

[jackpriestly]

Absolute peak of Youtube, Harmony is constantly giving out these amazing videos that can teach me more about my faith. Thank you. Glory be to God!

[Confessingjesuschrist]

I'm extremely happy I stopped my iconoclasm, humbled myself, and entered into the Orthodox Church.

[MystikosMinistries]

This channel was crucial in my inquiry and Catechism in the Orthodox Church. I love your channel and I just wanted to say thank you. Partly due to your educational content, I was baptized into the Church on November 9, 2024, feast day of Saint Nektarios on the new calendar. Glory to God for our artists

[themamba]

I went to for first Divine Liturgy this past Sunday. Seeing all the icons on the walls actually everywhere made me feel powerful in the context of If God is for us, who is against us?. I’m still learning and this is the information I needed, thank you.

[TNMaximos]

How did I miss this video for 4 months until now? This is excellent.

[eb]

It took me a while to let go of my iconoclasm. This will definitely help many inquirers get through this.

[Saintninoish]

A guy from my parish directed this video!!! I am so proud of you Jose, we love you!!! Glory to God! ☦️

[garrett]

I think this has become the video on iconography. It includes so many historical evidences and is aimed at the veneration of the iconography and not just the existence of icons. Great job!

[Abigail_Olson]

As a Christian, with Jewish heritage, who is an artist and interested in Orthodoxy but have hang-ups around icons and prayer to the saints, this video is SO awesome to see, thank you. While I have been contemplating this stuff lately, I realized that I indeed have a mezuzah which I “venerate” to remember the power of God. It made me rethink the act of kissing icons. Prostrating during prayer is obviously no problem but prostrating TO an icon and praying to saints however, I still don’t fully understand. God bless 🕊️

[der_byzantiner]

Show this to your local Protestant church

[Rappas]

Last year I was in Corfu where there are both Orthodox and Catholic churches. While both beautiful in their own right, the Catholic church felt like a "museum" while the Orthodox felt like a true place of worship

[djfunkychicken]

Such a fantastic production.. truly deserving of the highest merit!

[zman]

This video needs to be played in museums world wide, bravo, this is if one of if not the greatest videos having a historical account on iconography! Much love!

[veronica_._._._]

This is so cogent, so scholarly, l will be permanently linking it for my students, and readers. Thanks be to God.