Originally posted by InCogNeat3's:
Which Saint Anastasia is that? When did she live?
It is Saint Anastasia the Great-Martyr of Rome, often called the "Deliverer from Poisons."
The GOARCH website [
goarch.org] says she died in the year 290.
Which St. Timothy is that? When did he live?
It is the Apostle Timothy--you can read about him in the First and Second Letters of Saint Paul to Timothy.
What is the box thing in the doorway?
The "box thing" is the bed of Joachim and Anna.
What does the saying on top translate to?
What is beneath the Cross at the top of the Icon?
The text at the top of the icon says, in Greek, "I Etoimasia tou Thronou" which means "The Preparation of the Throne" or simply "The Prepared Throne" in Greek. This is a common iconographic subject which shows a throne (the Altar) with the Gospel and the Cross--the objects that have prepared the way for the Second Coming of Christ.
What is on the window sill?
A vase with flowers. There's no theological significance to it: it's just there for decoration. (In icons, sometimes a vase
is just a vase.
)
Dave
