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#353879 - 09/30/10 05:23 PM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Very nice. The habit of the Missionaries of Charity fits nicely in, even though the colours (white and blue) are quite distinctive. I see nothing out of place, myself.
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#353892 - 10/01/10 01:40 AM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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There is no question that Blessed Mother Theresa admirably models an iconic appearance. By that, I mean that she herself was so ascetic in appearance that one could use a photograph of her and almost be convinced that it was an icon in the Byzantine style. Thus, she readily lends herself to depiction.
That said, I can't truly decide how I feel about her as a subject for depiction on an iconostasis.
Many years,
Neil
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#353903 - 10/01/10 05:18 AM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Ray, my friend,
You make a valid point. I guess it would be clearer to say that I'm not certain whether I think that an EC parish should be under the patronage of a Western Saint. I admit that I'm less bothered by the idea of a temple under her patronage than I am by EC parishes under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception or the Sacred Heart.
Many years,
Neil
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#353926 - 10/01/10 09:33 AM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Glory to Jesus Christ! Very nice. The habit of the Missionaries of Charity fits nicely in, even though the colours (white and blue) are quite distinctive. I see nothing out of place, myself. By out of place, I do not mean that she is not worthy of it, though I do have my reservations of distinctively Roman Saints or devotions being the patron of EC parishes. By out of place I mean she sticks out in the color scheme. I have noticed there are certain colors that dominate Iconography. Her colors scream out because they are not part of the typical Iconographic color scheme. That's what I meant by out of place mostly. Kyrie eleison, Manuel
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#353941 - 10/01/10 11:28 AM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Hi, Manuel! This is a great topic. Thank you for the exchange. What would you say if this icon of Saint Elizabeth the New Martyr was in the iconostas? Keep in mind, the colors are not traditional for an monastic, but like Blessed Teresa, that was her unique habit.  I am surprised that others have not picked up something else on the iconostas that is either "different" or out of place. This is quite a lovely iconostas, but this could be fixed very easily. But again, maybe that's the way that particular church wants it. Ray www.theologyincolor.com
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#353946 - 10/01/10 12:38 PM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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The two Deacon Saints on the North and South doors are turned away from the altar. The icons have been installed on the wrong doors.
Fr David Straut
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#353956 - 10/01/10 01:29 PM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Yes, I see now that they are Angels rather than Deacons! I don't have as much detail as I'd like in the picture. Are the Evangelists on the Holy Doors also placed incorrectly? I can't see which ones they are, but they also seem to be facing the wrong way.
Fr David Straut
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#353964 - 10/01/10 03:47 PM
Re: Blessed Mother Teresa on an iconostasis.
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Thank you, Father David, the two angels are faced incorrectly. In the same vein, has anybody noticed anything else? (I sound like a teacher giving a quiz! LOL)
Ray Ahh, but there is something else very incorrect about this iconostasis that hasn't been mentioned. Can you figure it out???
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