Orthodox Madonna of origin

About earliest Madonna painted by St. Luke the legend, we get recognized by Orthodox and Catholics. But there are also the opposite view, any negative Luke painted the icon. One reason for this view is that there is a 11th century Italian Florentine painter named Luke. Santo, he painted many pieces of Madonna, Madonna in the Middle Ages they were mistaken apostle road home work. However, this reason is clearly untenable, since before the 11th century in the history of literature mentions crossing plus the Kazakh painting Madonna.

Another basis for the first draw against Luke Madonna that Luke was a Jew born. This means that he could not master painter skills, because according to the second commandment of God, the Jews should not engage in painting. However, this argument is not sufficient because, according to some early church fathers such as Tertullian and Augustine's writings, Luke was born in Antioch polytheism family, adulthood converted to one God. He trained in many aspects of education, studied medicine and plastic arts.

Luke oppose Madonna's third point is that in establishing the doctrine icon revered seventh ecumenical council, there is no mention of any godfather crossing plus the fact that Madonna painting. In the debate on the major issues of principle revered icon of such an important fact that Luke painting the Madonna how no one will mention it? In this regard, an apologist view that, at the time held the Seventh Ecumenical Council, Luke painting the Virgin would like to Constantinople has not, and therefore it is impossible to be cited as an irrefutable fact: another view is that the facts about Luke painting Madonna of the times for which the person is well known, so there is no need to take it as a new evidence.

Russian scientists concluded: After reviewing such evidence after it is safe to draw the conclusion that, based on historical evidence of St. preach good Russian, St. Luke's Gospel writers drew a hand or pieces of Madonna. These Madonna only for a small part of Christians known. Over time, these original paintings have been lost, but retained many variants of copies. We can say that the apostle Luke laid the beginnings of icon painting, and established its basic principles. The statue of Our Lady of themselves to these were blessings and give it a mysterious force, he also being: "My blessings and power will be so forever.

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