Orthodox Icon of Christ the Living Bread

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Christ the Living Bread

Troparion (Tone 2)
We reverence thy spotless icon, O gracious Lord, and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ our God: for of thine own good will thou wast pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that thou mightest deliver from bondage to the enemy those whom thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry aloud unto Thee: Thou hast filled all things with joy, O our Savior, for Thou didst come to save the world.

Christ is depicted with his right hand raised in blessing. In his left hand, the Gospel Book is open to "I am the living bread which came down from heaven." (John 6:51) His nimbus bears within it a Cross. His cloak is blue, to symbolize His humanity which he put on in His Incarnation, and His tunic is red, to represent His divinity that He always was in eternity.

This Icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas.

Order # phi-03

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