Is this an okay place to buy icons?

[SingularityOne]

https://skete.com/product/st-dionysios-the-areopagite-cs794/

 

[peregrinus2017]

I have purchased many icons from them, or more specifically mostly laminated prints that I mounted myself. I have been very satisfied with their quality and communication.

 

[E.C.]

They're not canonical.

They were an off shoot of the so-called "Christ of the Hills monastery" that was in Blanco, TX and raided by the police twice in 1999 and 2006. The 2006 raid permanently shut them down. The so-called "abbot" and his "monks" not only produced a fraudulent weeping icon, but were also engaging in activities with young boys that makes the Catholic Church's pedophilia scandal look like a Hallmark movie. The "abbot" eventually killed himself when he was allowed to return home to the "monastery" for health reasons. The rest of the "monks" are still in prison. They were part of ROCOR for the 1990s, but ROCOR kicked them out and shut them down in 1999 once they caught wind of the sexual abuse going on.

A good thing to do before supporting any monastery is to check who their bishop is. This place has none.

 

[SingularityOne]

They're not canonical.

They were an off shoot of the so-called "Christ of the Hills monastery" that was in Blanco, TX and raided by the police twice in 1999 and 2006. The 2006 raid permanently shut them down. The so-called "abbot" and his "monks" not only produced a fraudulent weeping icon, but were also engaging in activities with young boys that makes the Catholic Church's pedophilia scandal look like a Hallmark movie. The "abbot" eventually killed himself when he was allowed to return home to the "monastery" for health reasons. The rest of the "monks" are still in prison. They were part of ROCOR for the 1990s, but ROCOR kicked them out and shut them down in 1999 once they caught wind of the sexual abuse going on.

A good thing to do before supporting any monastery is to check who their bishop is. This place has none.

Thanks for letting me know. Are there any other online icon stores that are trustworthy?

 

[ArmyMatt]

it's not an icon store, but what about a Monastery bookstore?

 

[SingularityOne]

it's not an icon store, but what about a Monastery bookstore?

Trying to get an icon of St Dionysius for my godson who is getting Chrismated in a few weeks.

 

[ArmyMatt]

Trying to get an icon of St Dionysius for my godson who is getting Chrismated in a few weeks.

you might wanna check out a monastery bookstore then. I remember St Tikhon's had all kinds of saints.

 

[SingularityOne]

you might wanna check out a monastery bookstore then. I remember St Tikhon's had all kinds of saints.

Okay, I’ll check there. Thanks.

 

[ArmyMatt]

no problem. I'd bet if it's not there and you sniff around, you'll find that icon somewhere.

 

[Ioustinos]

Trying to get an icon of St Dionysius for my godson who is getting Chrismated in a few weeks.

https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/cPath/27_50_80/products_id/225

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (2)

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (1)

 

[E.C.]

I know he doesn't post much anymore, but TAW's own Dn Matthew may have it on his store: https://www.holy-icons.com/

 

[SingularityOne]

https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/cPath/27_50_80/products_id/225

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (2)

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (1)

Thank you!

 

[SingularityOne]

I know he doesn't post much anymore, but TAW's own Dn Matthew may have it on his store: https://www.holy-icons.com/

I’ll check it! Thank you!

 

[SalemsConcordance]

Trying to get an icon of St Dionysius for my godson who is getting Chrismated in a few weeks.

Also another resource, which I believe is canonical when I researched last year through the old thread.

Icon of St. Dionysios of Zakynthos - 20th c. - (1DI30)

Icon of St. Dionysios the Areopagite - 20th c. - (1DI10)

 

[SamanthaAnastasia]

Monastic Products | From Mount Athos to your home!

 

[peregrinus2017]

A good thing to do before supporting any monastery is to check who their bishop is. This place has none.

Thank you for this information. I am surprised and saddened by it. The only indication of their affiliation I can find labels them as independent. I don't think that's a proper condition for any monastery (or really any Orthodox). It is weird to me that so many of these splinter groups seem to offer really good products.

 

[ArmyMatt]

A good thing to do before supporting any monastery is to check who their bishop is. This place has none.

good rule of thumb

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

I’ve still never purchased a laminated or printed icon....

and cue Father Matt in 3,2,....

 

[ArmyMatt]

I’ve still never purchased a laminated or printed icon....

and cue Father Matt in 3,2,....

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