Reading Icons 1 - Inscriptions and Halos (Pencils & Prayer Ropes)

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Sound Editing: Uroš and Mira Nikolić
Music: Luka Čubrilo (commissioned specifically for this channel, written permission obtained)
Illustration and Narration: Me (Reader Bojan Teodosijević)

In this episode, I take you through the wonderful world of Orthodox iconography! The subject of this specific episode are haloes and inscriptions, two most recognizable elements of an Orthodox icon. 🎨

[BibleIllustrated]

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[StarWolfAL]

I traveled to a monastery near me, and purchased an icon, the depiction of Christ Our Savior, at the Hagia Sofia. It is my favorite thing I have in my room. I definitely want to continue to purchase more icons, they are beautiful!!

[electraheart]

Muslim here, Ive been always fascinated by Christian especially Eastern Orthodox iconography not only as an artist but as human being as a whole, i have so much love and respect for Christianity ✝️🩷 much love

[odysseaslienor]

0:23 a wild Jonathan Pageau appeared :P

Thank you for the video and may God rest Fr. Dimitri's soul.

[dylanchouinard]

0:42 any Jews, Muslims, and Protestants in the room start looking at each other nervously.

[DanicusRex-mm]

When I venerated my first icon of Christ at my church my eyes locked onto the eyes of Christ, I was taken aback as I felt, for a fraction of a second, the weight of my sins and unworthiness. A sobering feeling to say the least.

[BibleIllustrated]

All of your 'what about's will be answered in special icon FAQ at the end of this series (and who knows when we'll get to that). :-) I will also make an errata episode in the case there's a need (and there will be one.
Finally, I will reupload Quran Illustrated video tomorrow, so do not get overexcited.

[malachi]

As a new Eastern Catholic this is really helpful. Thank you so much.

[slavdefendov]

God bless you my brother.
Love from another Bojan 🤣🤣.
Great Job .
Bog te Blagoslovio ☦

[tallmikbcroft]

Thank you for helping a searching soul, who was raised in a Protestant land, understand the Beautiful truth about Icons. Thank you my sibling in Christ. Blessing

[Renessance]

I've been trying to do research on the different elements of icons for ages and I'm so glad I found these videos, they're a great help

[davidw]

Please pray for the faithful departed🕯🪦🥀

[honeyandlocusts]

I just want to thank you because your channel was a focal point in my looking to convert. I have a meeting with my local Priest this Wednesday to talk about starting catechumen. Thank you for being a positive voice in the Orthodox community. You truly add so much beauty to a very niche part of youtube. God Bless you!

[Siamesemama]

I really appreciate your teachings on all subjects. You always leave me w a deeper understanding of your faith. As someone "who left Rome", I do respect the Ikons for their teaching, reflection & of course, beauty.

[thenoseknows]

Great video, this is a subject that I always wanted to learn more about. Do you have any books to recommend that go into more detail explaining the symbolisms?

[voltfields]

The cruciform halo of the Pantokar for us byzantines catholics has 2 layers of red representing the 2 natures of Jesus.

[kacperorlowski]

Thank you for the short lesson, very interesting and informative.
As payment a small language lesson from someone to whom English is a second language as well. Subsequent is pronounced with the q making a harder, basically k sound. You know because English. And we're the ones with confusing languages.

[celestinehale]

0:33 - 0:41 My annoying Protestant siblings in a nutshell

[PronounsAreHerMajesty]

Wow!!! This is so good! Thank you for sharing this! I’m a fan.

[robinsiciliano]

Just found your channel and am so excited to learn more about this beautiful art.