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Old 18th November 2009, 11:30 AM
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Icons of Old Testaments Saints

Do the Orthodox have OT Saints icons? I'm especially looking for a good Job one. Thx!!
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Old 18th November 2009, 11:57 AM
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Yes we do. Here's one I found of Job:

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Old 18th November 2009, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MrPolo View Post
Do the Orthodox have OT Saints icons? I'm especially looking for a good Job one. Thx!!

I can't post links yet but if you go to comeandseeicons.com they have a good one.

In fact it's the exact same one in the post above mine.

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The prophets are pictured in the dome surrounding Christ at my church. The Prophet Elijah is also pictured on our iconostasis.

The dome at my parish:

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Old 18th November 2009, 02:33 PM
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St. Isaac of Syria Skete has a nice selections of icons of the Prophets:
Skete.com: The Prophets
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Old 18th November 2009, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew21091 View Post
The prophets are pictured in the dome surrounding Christ at my church. The Prophet Elijah is also pictured on our iconostasis.

The dome at my parish:

*likes*

there are also OT event icons too, like the creation
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The person who wrote the first icon of the Prophet Job was a friend of mine, Nick Papas.
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The person who wrote the first icon of the Prophet Job was a friend of mine, Nick Papas.
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often times too in the narthex, since that is where baptism and chrismation usually occur, you will find many churches having OT baptismal icons like the Flood, Moses and the Red Sea, etc.
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