#iconostas

Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace among those with good will.

The featured icon most likely belongs to the Mstera icon painting school, which is known for its highly decorative style and abundance of details in the icons. In the picture, you can see a so-called Calendar icon for November, depicting the constellation of saints arranged chronologically according to their feast days in Orthodox Christianity. Among them are Menas of Egypt, Matrona of Moscow, Philip the Apostle, and Nikon of Radonezh, among others. The holy piece dates back to the late 1700s – early 1800s, with the icon painter being unknown.

What is the iconostasis, and why is it so important? To start with, the iconostasis is a wall with holy icons and religious paintings. There is no surprise that you can find it in almost any Orthodox Christian church or temple. The primary purpose of the iconostasis is to divide the sanctuary from the nave. Its structure consists of several tiers of icons, each including some vital information about a tier. The icon you see in the picture is a great example of the iconostasis and religious icons being combined together. https://russianicon.com/what-is-the-russian-iconostasis/

Andrey Rublew, Holy Trinity

The icons of the Mother of God and Christ installed into iconostas in London, Ontario. Holy Transfiguration Antiochian Orthodox church.