purchasing icons, the good, the bad and the ugly

[~Anastasia~]

That PO Box is for a fulfillment center that handles online stores, website maintenance, shipping, warehouse storage, and customer service for some 30 or more companies. If you ever order Avon, Nike shoes, Hugo Boss suits or a whole bunch of other things, they will have the same return address as Monastery Icons. I used to work for this 3rd-party company a long, long time ago. Monastery Icons may have no physical presence in Ohio at all. I don't quite remember, and I never directly handled anything to do with their account.

I'm glad I read all the way through this thread. I might have otherwise ordered from them, having a bit of familiarity with the company and not really knowing better about their origins and history.

Thanks for the info.

I wouldn't have known what was up with the address.

 

[Anhelyna]

Thanks Shawn for that bit of info - I wasn't aware of it either and it will be passed on to others so they can be aware of it

 

[SalemsConcordance]

Bump for new people like me
I've been advised by my priest to look at our affiliated monasteries for icons (we have a small library/shop with no icons for sales), but the monasteries don't seem to sell online. I'm only 3 weeks into catechism, so I'm going to go very slow instead of trying to feel a compulsion to create an immense icon wall immediately. I have a few calendars/prints I am using, but don't want to jump on anything that I would want to 'get rid of' later... I over think things sometimes and its easy to get lost in minutiae reading online.

Speaking of overthinking things.. being under Catechism with GOCA, should I avoid purchasing icons from ROCR affiliates due to being out of communion, or am I overthinking these things again?

 

[AMM]

No problem taking things slow! I’ve been orthodox for almost 2 years and I still only have a couple icons.

And ask your priest if you’re unsure, but I personally wouldn’t worry about. Neither patriarchate is outside the church, just that Moscow (including ROCOR) severed Eucharistic ties with Constantinople (including GOCA). (And it’s not mutual as far as I know)

 

[ArmyMatt]

Speaking of overthinking things.. being under Catechism with GOCA, should I avoid purchasing icons from ROCR affiliates due to being out of communion, or am I overthinking these things again?

overthinking, by all means purchase Russian icons.

 

[SalemsConcordance]

Two questions newbie questions.

1. When referring to the four Evangelists, is this referring to St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke and St John, or perhaps St Peter, St James, St John, St Paul? I'm trying to decipher this cross.
Is the text legible on top as well?

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Also for this icon, does the text vary with the Pantocrator?

Specifically:
Icon Set: Eleusa-Kiksk, 17th c. - Moscow (MCT17)

 

[prodromos]

The lettering on the cross is Greek shorthand for "ο Βασιλιάς της δόξας", "The King of Glory"

 

[OrthodoxWanderer]

Received this in a package of other things I bought. Since I didn't buy this icon and I can't read Greek, I'm unsure who exactly this is? I have ideas but I want to be sure

 

[ArmyMatt]

it's the four Gospel writers.

 

[prodromos]

Received this in a package of other things I bought. Since I didn't buy this icon and I can't read Greek, I'm unsure who exactly this is? I have ideas but I want to be sure

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I believe that says Agios Parthenios, which seems most likely to be the Bishop of Lampsacus (there are a few Saints with the name Parthenios). Feast day February 7th.

 

[OrthodoxWanderer]

I believe that says Agios Parthenios, which seems most likely to be the Bishop of Lampsacus (there are a few Saints with the name Parthenios). Feast day February 7th.

Thank you kindly

 

[SeraphimSarov]

Does anybody know where I can find this exact icon? I've been trying to find it for years. It's the Virgin of Kazan, but this particular rendition strikes me.

 

[Lawrence87]

Suggestions for buying icons in the UK?

 

[Anhelyna]

Oh dear - that's NOT easy

Mine have mainly come from Sites out of the UK , or were presents to me. I have one of the Archangel Gabriel - a mounted print from the Westminster Cathedral Gift shop , which is very very good , BUT that source , thanks to Covid is now shut

 

[Lawrence87]

Oh dear - that's NOT easy

Mine have mainly come from Sites out of the UK , or were presents to me. I have one of the Archangel Gabriel - a mounted print from the Westminster Cathedral Gift shop , which is very very good , BUT that source , thanks to Covid is now shut

Thank you. May I ask then, if you could direct me to some sites that ship to the UK (at a reasonable rate preferrably)?

 

[Anhelyna]

I can't sadly - I have a beautiful Icon of the Guardian Angel from the hand of our own Iconographer -@ ikonographics who is based in Greece and getting things from her there was easy AND I had no tax to pay at this end [ she also carried out 3 Commissions for a Church I was involved with then] and they were shipped with incredibly little fuss. Now however thanks to Brexit, I reckon there's going to be tax on everything coming into the country.

I can only suggest you ask at your Church

 

[SalemsConcordance]

Suggestions for buying icons in the UK?

Perhaps you could try contacting the ROCOR-England diocese clergy?
Clergy Directory | ROCOR Europe

 

[Anhelyna]

There are some Iconographers in the UK - Aidan Hart is one , Katherine Sanders in Edinburgh is another , Mull Monastery sell some online

 

[SamanthaAnastasia]

Monastic Products | From Mount Athos to your home!

Haven’t seen this listed. I figure this would be an excellent source.

 

[OrthodoxWanderer]

Monastic Products | From Mount Athos to your home!

Haven’t seen this listed. I figure this would be an excellent source.

Have bought from them. Good stuff!