God Epiphany (Baptism of Jesus)

God Epiphany (Baptism of Jesus), the two name indicates the same event: the baptism of Jesus by John the pioneers, when the Holy Spirit dove image of Jesus come to God, but God the Father in heaven cameIt sounds. The incident in three years with the Synoptic Gospels are recorded, especially in the "Matthew" is the most detailed. "Cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I baptized by you, and you actually come to me it? Jesus answered and said, Let it；Because we should make this the best gift for all sorts of. Then he suffered him. Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water; heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove upon him, the sky a voice saying, This is my beloved Son, I am well pleased . "

Baptism of Jesus or God Orthodox Epiphany is a happy holiday. For the Church, which means the coming of God and salvation to the world's. : Church seems to have been concerned by it as the savior of the people of God letters coming, watching the significance of his coming to the world, to people, to each of us. Why did Jesus by John the Baptist want it?Church replied: Jesus' baptism by John, is to put themselves equal to everyone, without exception, everyone, including the need for forgiveness, salvation and rebirth of sinners. He proved his baptism, he came not to judge people and gives convicted. Not to give us the law and the norms from the outside, the height of the people of God, but to bind us, in order to become a member of us, make us participants in his perfect and sinless life.

Manifestation of God, God's coming, as well as a deeper meaning of happiness; gave the world hope to improve. "If any man is thirsty, come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture says," From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water. "All things can get new life in God's living water.

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Folk religion icon painting - wood iconography

18-19 century, Vladimir Province has become the largest all-Russian icon painting center. Since the early 18th century came to a number of royal painter province, making the local icon painting crafts were professional. Here, in addition to the popular low-cost "selling" icon painting, but also began to paint custom "white gold" iconography。Vladimir icon painter firmly holding half of the art methods, portrait drawings and artistic characteristics of the next 17 centuries. Until the 18th century, 701 years, the icon painter Volga mainly inherited the 17th century DongCang and Yaroslavl famous painter's heritage. North of icon painting style was originally based on the Novgorod and Rostov school of painting formed, 16--17 century, some of the larger monastery north has its own icon and foreign painters whoIt played an important role for the development of northern icon painting. In Siberia, icon painting affected Ukraine, as many senior bishops here from Ukraine, they brought their own icon painter. In the Urals, icon painting in a largely moved from central Russia to this old ritual Unitarian promote development. But here's iconography is not "ancient Orthodox" style in style, but in the second half of the 17th century royal painter's "golden blank" style variants.
At this stage of folk art, in addition to icon painting, wood painting folk and religious or spiritual - moral theme of professional prints have also been developed. Modern research shows that private wood painting is the source of the late 17th century court printmaker. Their old copper in the 18th century also continue to be used in the design have to be more wear and tear after repair, the main lines carved deep. The result is printed out pictures and more rough, losing the details, not even the background of buildings and landscapes. However, this effect of drawing in full compliance with aesthetics and folk icon norms of the people, then this quality produced in accordance with a new wood painting.
Old rituals are cultivated Methodist painted wood painting, is 18--19 century Russian religious painting in the special one. In the 17th century, preserved in the ancient version of the religious books of patterns and colors style made based on a special plant-shaped decorative pattern. Old wood painting ceremonial Unitarian moral admonition almost all subjects, with a high artistic quality, is an integral part of the 17th century, half of the "weapons of the Department of School" painting traditions and folk art. Then make some major centers painted wood painted some old ritual Unitarian northern monastery and Shen Kursk, Card Kafelnikov and other regions.

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Holiday commemorating Jesus Christ - Nativity Christmas

Ancient rumors that Mary because no brothers or sisters, and therefore we must, like men to be enrolled to Bethlehem. Bethlehem from Nazareth have about three days away. Joseph and Mary were not going very fast, on the road to delay for some time. Rumors also said that in a place not far from Bethlehem, Mary had been sitting on a boulder to rest, the stone has been preserved, the stone also found the following spring. When the two of them when they came to Bethlehem, the city has been full of all people, not only the inn has no place, even the poor people at home are inhabited.Joseph and Mary could not find a warm shelter, out of town, not far from the town called in David Quan place to find a cave. The cave belongs to Bethlehem residents Saluo Mia, she is a distant relative of Joseph and Mary. On rainy days, the animals were herded into the cave wall is carved deep grooves, which piled feed and hay. Mary's birth is near, they put her in the cave that he went out to look for a midwife. When he came to the city when the "see heaven stops moving, the birds are flying in the stop down" - as if the whole world were still waiting for a great miracle.Christ the Saviour came into the world this great miracle did happen - in a simple cold cave.When Joseph came back with a midwife He Mola, I saw the caves surrounding clouds shrouded brilliant. They went into the cave, saw the Virgin Mary is giving the baby feeding. Meidiaolan of Ambrose said: "The true mystery of the Lord's birth and humility, and the world completely unaware of his birth: the world I do not know, because he was born without father, supernaturally pregnant"。
Master his own mystery is not the first show to the wisdom and dignitaries, it is not strong in this life, but the poorest workers - live in a cave and a half hours away from the valley of the shepherds of Bethlehem. When they flock, when suddenly "angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, the shepherds were sore afraid that the angel said unto them:." Do not be afraid, I bring you good tidings of great joy information, which shall be to all people. Today in the city of David, born to you a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger, and that is the sign of. "
"The Bible" There is no specific date for determining the birth of Christ. Determine the date of Christmas is the Roman Empire in the 4th century after Christianity relevant to replace polytheism. December 25 was originally the Roman Empire Ra festival.

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Religious icon of suffering and asceticism

Trubetskoi that Russia has long been considered the ancient icons show asceticism content. People do not understand, there is a statue of the most essential and most important thing - it conveys to the world very happy. There is no doubt included in the icon in the Orthodox ideological aspects were closely linked - pain and idealistic asceticism happiness. This two are the two essential themes icon. However, these two diametrically opposed things - the greatest pain and highest joy is how together in icon in the mystery of what this combination?
The basic tendency of ancient Russian icons is asceticism. 17th century old ritual to send representatives Ava Qom clearly pointed this out. He pointed out that, when the artist painted "Saviour Immanuel like" image, the face is swollen, his lips are red, curly hair, hands are obese. This painting is the enemy Nikon premeditated and support, as if painted portraits of the living. However, the outstanding icon painter of ancient painting is not the case, they have painted saint's face and hands, because of fasting, labor and painful but thin.
Trubetskoi pointed out that its original appearance is people can not enter the temple of God, the people should overcome their fallen nature and penance. The church can not accommodate untrimmed mind and body fat self. Thus, the portrait icon is not living, but the future of humanity into the innocent prototype church. Because these future innocent human beings we are now guilty of the people in the middle is invisible, so the icon is a symbolic depiction. Icon characters lean body means that in order to meet the highest body of the biological purpose doctrine of negation.

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Church of the iconostasis

Iconostasis was originally Orthodox church wall that separates the altar and in the hall, was first formed in the fourth century. Byzantine icon screen does not completely cover the altar. 14th century Byzantine sent Metropolitan of Kiev and whole Ross Jipulian (about 1336--1406) the screen icon to Russia, and later in Russia formed a high iconostasis. High iconostasis is equivalent to a wall, the altar and the central hall is completely separated.
High iconostasis is a unique phenomenon in the Russian Orthodox Church, many researchers believe that this is an important part would be the traditional culture of the major achievements of the ancient Rose and Orthodox. Pavel Flores Lensky and beyond Many researchers, such as Leonid. Uspensky, have demonstrated an active role in religious iconostasis. But others believe that it has had a negative impact of worship: the church space is divided, the unity of the church members divided into "clergy" and "laity" so that ordinary believers during worship in a static and passive.
Russian style iconostasis not only played an important religious function, but also has high artistic value. Because iconostasis was retained Andrei Rublev, Fyodor party. Ge Lieke, season Dionisi, Simon Ushakov other prominent icon painters of class work.
n the Orthodox tradition, the church is a "world icon" icon in the church of the organic combination creates a spirit of prayer and worship space, into which the faithful to each cause the beauty of the spirit world religious atmosphere. This perception of beauty is also characteristic of Byzantine and Russian Orthodox Church.
         

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Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem festival

Commemorate Jesus Christ into the Holy City of Jerusalem, the people holding palm branches to welcome him, known as "Palm Sunday" (known in Russia - willow Sunday). In the past people did not believe him, even "stoning him."But because the city the day before, Jesus raised Lazarus, and it makes many Jews believe in Christ. So that the dead man resurrected, this event is of great significance, which is to the death - the greatest evil of this rule the world challenge.It is to overcome the miracle of death. The next day Jesus rode a donkey into the holy city of Jerusalem. His identity with the past at this time is very different. Formerly unknown, unrecognized. Now, he had gained a lot of grand warm welcome. Former city full of people, children armed with palm branches. People with old-fashioned way, like to welcome to welcome him as king.People shouted: "! Hosanna to the name of the Lord Blessed be the King of Israel." This means that Christ has been recognized as the king, to show people his own kingdom on earth.

Orthodox theologians to explain the holiday is now over, wrote: In this year, the only day when we stood in the crowded church, waved switchgrass and blessed the king issued Shout "and scattered that "when - we are said to herself that clearly appear today in the year of Christ in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there is no death, no destruction, did not disappear from the earth. We said to God: You are unique, is our only king, we know, we believe that you will win the love of the kingdom, it will overcome sin, victory over evil, over death. Happy that faith no one can eliminate us.

Thus, the main significance of Jerusalem into the festival, it is to remind people of the coming of Christ's kingdom in the future. Jerusalem festival main intake date is not fixed, each year before Easter Sunday, or the Lord may enter the holy city festival.

    

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Church of Our Lady Virgin Mary into the section

Church of Our Lady Virgin Mary into the lunar festival November 21 (December 4 Gregorian calendar)
In Mary three years old, parents Yueji Mu and Anah as previously promised, the daughter to God, which is sent to the church. Little Mary wear beautiful clothes, accompanied by the relatives to the church. Companion holding candles, singing the high priest, and the priest would come out to greet him. Anna Mary in the little church on the bottom step of the porch, Mary alone actually went straight up, people are surprised. The high priest of the Church of Mary most directly to the inside of the "saint of the sanctuary," where the general and ordinary priests could not enter, and only the high priest could enter once a year, bringing offerings. Mary later on here every day to pray.
According to records, Mary's day was spent this way. Start early in the morning to pray to 9:00, then do six hours of manual labor (spinning wool clothing) or read the "Bible." Then from 15:00 and pray, until the angel to her meal.Thus she grow up to 14 years old. During this time her parents had died. When Mary over 14 years of a priest told her to leave the church to get married. Mary replied that she was born to dedicate themselves to God, and are willing to lifelong virginity. Priests is very difficult, not only did not dare to leave Mary, and forced her to marry well. So they pray for God's guidance. After the common prayer, an angel appeared to the high priest said to him: "You go to gather all unmarried men from the tribe of Judah, family of David, let them bring their cane who is the main indication, who is her virginity. Protector. "Priest fulfilled this told his side to collect the cane to "saints sanctuary", while praying, "Lord, ah, who pointed out to me a virgin woman protectors." After a child, he once again came to the sanctuary, he saw 80-year-old carpenter Joseph's stick out of the flowers, which also down with a pigeon. Then pigeon flew into the air, suspended in the head of Joseph. Then the high priest put the cane to Joseph, and said to him:. "You want to marry a virgin and protect her."
To commemorate this, the church in the 4th century established the holiday. Orthodox priest said, into the Church of Our Lady of the significance of the section that entered the church means to make contact with the God of life, life with the ultimate goal and mission with the highest light to illuminate the experience of life from the inside. Meanwhile, the church in celebration of this program when one, so it goes also asked the faithful to educate their children, so that they were trained to embark on the road of life of faith.

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Religious icons have their own special language

Religious Icons are windows to the world spiritual insight. Thus icon has its own special language, in which each symbol is a symbol, which is itself have expressed this more meaning. Icons through their own system of symbols to convey information, just as the use of letter writing to convey the same information, regardless of the language icon (color, lines, etc.) or written language, are assumed symbology. But the language of the modern world icon than written language (such as foreign language) more difficult to grasp, largely because, first of all, by the modern education in ordinary people have been far beyond the traditional Christian context,Natural evolutionary worldview is very different with the Bible on God's creation. Secondly, the modern aesthetic of painting and artistic beauty of understanding by the West since the Renaissance strongly influence happiness naturalism and realism, formed a fixed set of aesthetic style. The icon is the image of an unnatural asceticism. Icon deliberately not bring natural pleasure, always strive to show icons unnatural thing, not this world of things, is the revelation of "new heavens and a new earth," a new creation.
But language is only symbolic icons and symbols, we can see the icon in the direct image does it is to visually depict the heavenly objects. Some people say that if the sky as an icon in the world on the way depicted, how disappointing ah. This understanding is a misunderstanding of icons, as he unconsciously from their own naturalistic aesthetic to look at the icon-set look.
Symbol, symbolism, allegory, which is a common approach "Bible" express revelation of truth. The prophet Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Joseph are spoken fable, like Jesus Christ used parables when preaching, with vines, figs, yeast and other real-life physical analogy to tell profound truth. "The Bible" is the source icon symbol method.

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The perfect combination of art and religion-Mourning Jesus Christ

Art has never been so perfectly combined with the religion, in 500 years, Michelangelo Kiro (1475--1564) of art found relying on faith, also found support for the Catholic art. In 1500, the young Michelangelo to construct a statue: a woman lying across the lap of a 30-year-old man, a holy woman beautiful, she is full of love to embrace the lifeless man.
A complex of the "Bible" story, and it was 25-year-old Michelangelo easily about it. Woman is Mary, lying in her lap was her son Jesus Christ. Mary broke the image of Michelangelo created inside the boundaries of religious doctrine, has become a universally recognized symbol of "Motherhood" in. In fact, the Virgin Mary's face and expressionless, however, the whole work of shaping the way religion was aptly expressed in "love" theme.
"Mourning Christ" is the marble statue, height 175 cm, Michelangelo created in 1498, now at the Vatican St. Peter's Basilica in Rome,
This piece is made by Michelangelo for the St. Peter's Basilica, he is the best known of his early masterpiece. Theme works taken from the biblical story of Jesus Christ was caught after the governor of Judea and crucified on the cross, the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ crying, Christ died ribs have a scar on his face without any expression of pain , lying between the knees of the Virgin Mary, his right hand drooping head back and body, such as gymnasts generally slender, waist bent, showing weakness and inability to death.
Our Lady of years' and beautiful, gentle, wearing a large cloak and gown, hand care Christ's body, stretched out his left hand a little backwards, expressed frustration pain; head look down his son's body, into deep grief among; fine pleats over her thick shoulders, bring out Jiaomei face mask. Our Lady's face is silent and complicated, unfair pouring silent grief, not just pray the Virgin full of grief, and it has far exceeded the content contained in the Christian faith, which is a filled with the greatest and most noble of human maternal feelings.

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Mourning Christ

Holiday commemorating Jesus Christ - Easter

Easter in the Orthodox Church is important in life. Theologian Bulgakov wrote: is the core of the Orthodox Easter, but also the Orthodox and improve living testimony to the truth. Easter is the role of the Holy Spirit can be felt, it is the performance of Pentecost, so also the resurrection of Christ appeared in this world, although it is not visible.
Orthodox Easter holiday date is not fixed. Its date is a year after the first full moon after the spring equinox the first Sunday.
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Christ festival. But the word Easter comes from the ancient Jewish language, is "after", "beyond" means. Since early Christian and Jewish Passover Easter is over together, because, according to the Gospel account of Jesus Christ is killed and resurrected during Passover of the Jews. By the year 325, the first Christian Ecumenical Council (Nicaea) only make provision Christian Easter and the Jewish Passover should open a separate celebration. Specific date was set after the first full moon after the spring equinox day every year the first Sunday, that is, between the lunar calendar (Julian calendar) of March 22 to April 25 each year on different dates, the believer compiled from the church, "the date of Easter table" to know the exact date the first year.
It should be noted that the Orthodox Easter icons unique. West depicts the image of Christ's resurrection is based on "the Gospel," the description, often stand up Christ from the coffin in the tomb scene. Orthodox believe that the mystery of Christ's resurrection is people can not understand and painted. According to the Byzantine Orthodox tradition, Easter icon is "hell" (or "enter hell": Shortly after the resurrection of Christ, breaking the gates of hell, into the underworld, mankind Adam and Eve from the dead.
Easter is the biggest holiday of the Russian Orthodox Church. Bulgakov said: "Christ is the common Easter holiday all the Christian world, but nowhere like in this cheerful and holy Orthodox Church, also can add that Russia did not like the earth so anywhere, the joy of Easter and to celebrate the Spring Festival grand. jubilant happy Easter night brings us to the next century of life, with the new and eternal happiness. "in the night, and the entire Easter week in seven years, it will be another kiss each other and exchanged greetings, the party said, "Christ is risen", the other party answers "really risen."

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Neo-Byzantine Art Transcendentalism-

14th century, Florence was a serious social and economic crisis. Black Death occurred in 1348, about three-quarters of people were killed, the city fell into the shadows. This is the mind of the survivors had a profound impact. After the second half of 14th century literature and art, Florence bring a unique temperament cold and heavy.
Giotto pioneered realism style is another so-called "new Byzantium Transcendentalism" art style fusion. Characters are often lower in the style of a supernatural, surreal golden light enveloped, which shows the artist depicts the ideal place is no longer significant tactile world, but another spiritual sustenance in the world.
Painter Lorenzo. Monarch Around 1387 or 1388 catastrophe after arriving in Florence, began writing. His main contribution was initiated by the Giotto natural realism and was popular throughout Europe in the international Gothic style with decorative doctrine of come together. Thus, a soon lost traditional and germinal new life. Lorenzo. Monarch is thus considered to be the Florida of El Reno and Masaqiao before Marceau's most important painters.
"Nativity map" characters are surrounded by golden light under the Virgin Mary surrounded by light wheel rim and rolled gold hot side of Phi shirt, filled with a sense of religious mystery, clear cold clean, looked just born babies, the shape and next to San Jose a stark contrast.

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Early Christian method of painting to represent the image of Christ and the spirit.

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Early Christian symbolism in this painting so widely used method to represent the image and spirit of Christ, there are two basic reasons. The first, and then the Christians concerning its own characteristics. Fable way is an important feature of ancient Christian thinking. In the "Bible" texts often use allegorical way express certain ideas in concise popular story behind the world implies profound meaning. Second, and related to the situation at the time of Christianity. Symbol painting is due to appear early Christians sought to avoid persecution. These symbols and paintings are outsiders do not understand, but to make Christians hostile to Christianity polytheistic environment, be able to recognize each other.
Early Christian paintings, reliefs, sculptures symbolic approach is closely related with the later icon painting. Contemporary Icons researchers Alekseyev said: "The early Christian symbol of the painting, the early church art and our contemporary icons link between painting; painting is a symbol for the understanding of the principles of Christian paintings laid the foundation; should external form of the inner meaning behind the saw, which is the inner meaning of the icon painting will later be used as the image and perception of prototypes to something. "
General artistic image with Jesus Christ is different Orthodox Christian icon has a specific meaning, it is strictly limited to the Christian worldview, Orthodox Church traditions and canons. According to the Russian philosopher Sigmund Lensky saying, icon or greater than art, or less than the arts. Hebrew "Bible" brings a new view of the world is different from the principle of life and world view of Greece, which also determines the new style icon of Christian art.Different icons and nature paintings, harmony demonstrated the reality of this world is not, is not nature and the universe, not the body's symmetry and graceful, but point to another world.

Honor of the Virgin Mary of the festival - the Virgin Mary Birth Day

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Our Lady was born September 8th lunar festival (September 21 Gregorian calendar)。
"New Testament" is recorded rarely Virgin, born on Virgin did not mention. In the Orthodox Church tradition, there are described in detail. Our Lady of Nazareth was born in the Jewish family, his father was born in the royal family Yueji Mu, the mother is the origin of the high priest's house and Anah. The couple live rich, deep faith and generosity to help others and famous. They use one-third of their income to the poor, one of the other three donated to the church, and the remaining one-third of their own consumption. Their lives only for issue trouble is getting old, but not older children. Once Yueji Mu Jerusalem church in a big festival of sacrifice. Some people in the church say Yueji Mu marriage without children is shameful,The high priest therefore attributed Yueji Mu, even from the age of the righteous sacrifice. Yueji Mu looked at his devout heart to bring offerings, was very painful, repeatedly saying: "It is a holiday for others, but I was crying for days." He saw his wife in order not to upset and decided not to go home, go to the mountains of grazing their livestock. He had spent 40 days here in prayer to God,Ask God to give him offspring.
But it happened in Jerusalem church or spread of Nazareth. Anah more sad than her husband, because he believed that no child is his sin. Her work in the garden for that matter, when depressed. Suddenly, she saw a tree nest, bird food is used to feed the birds got. In these circumstances make Anah feel sad. She prayed to God:. "Only I am dead and lifeless whole nature in its own fruit praise you, our Creator everything for their children and joy, except I do not have children, do not like the prairie. ! ..... water main, ah, Lord you gave Sarah a son aged:! also hear my prayer, and I want my child born unto thee thanks for your kindness. "Asia take a long time to pray. Thus, God's messenger came up to her and said:. "God heard your prayers, and your call report through the clouds, your tears fell on the Lord's Gongzhuo Qian you will birth female, she got God blessings, than all the earth is more noble daughter. for her things in the world will get blessed the whole world will be saved through her. her name to be called Mary. "
Our Lady of the birth of this festival is determined, it has been impossible to verify, and only know that in the second half of the 5th century began there. Significance of the birth of the Virgin Festival, can be retained from the Orthodox Church to make of this festival to see the Virgin's eulogy in:
                    Our Lady of the Virgin, your birth brings joy to the world:
               Your body will be born from the sun of truth, Christ, our God,
               He will break the curse and bring happiness to eliminate death, to                u Eternal life.

An integral part of the Orthodox faith - Orthodox Church Virgin Mary venerated tradition

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Orthodox theologians Bulgakov in his discussion of the Orthodox priest when justice wrote: "The love and reverence for the Virgin Orthodox believe in the spirit of the soul, the heart of this is believe that the whole body is warm and active in the Christian faith is. life in Christ and the Virgin of exchanges, is the son of Christ and the Virgin of faith, the love of Christ, this love is inseparable with the Virgin love ";" The Church never put as the incarnation son and those to make the Son incarnate of the Virgin separate the humanity of Christ Church in reverence when reverence by the Virgin, because Christ is there to accept the humanity from the Virgin. "
Orthodox Church of the Virgin venerated external manifestations are mainly traditional reverence for the Madonna. Madonna occupies a special position in the Orthodox life. In the church, in the liturgy, and Madonna have juxtaposed image of Christ the Savior. Orthodox history and religious life, Madonna both in type and number, or the extent of the believers venerated, are much higher than other icons of saints and angels, even more than Christ icon.
In 18--19 century Russia, Madonna has become the subject of some painter of religious paintings.

Famous works of Madonna-inexhaustible wine

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Icon essence is to teach about the doctrine of the incarnation of testimony, this classical definition does not require additional explanation. So the theme of his work is "non-hand-made savior" image. Basis of the Incarnation is the creator of the creation of sympathy, compassion and mercy so he thinks Christians should have the basic quality. Painter to express this emotion through the Virgin image. Sokolov is one of the most famous works of Madonna, called "inexhaustible wine,"This is  of Vysotsky monastery painted. This work is so well-known, not only because it is made from a large number of print issue calendar, and press labeled dating from the 14th century, but also because, as the ancient image of the Virgin has profound theological meaning and worship meanings: In the public consciousness has already formed a firm belief that the image of the Virgin can cure alcoholism disease, so serious alcohol problem in modern Russia can not help much reverence. Gestures and folds of the Virgin and Child clothes have shown an upward movement, from the look of the Virgin can be seen in both tenderness and forgiveness, we can see on people to overcome their own weaknesses requirements.