Jesus Christ "Blessing" icon (2)

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Orthodox Icon of Christ "Blessing"(2). In this icon our Jesus Christ is giving benediction and holding a Gospel book is one of the oldest iconographic types of Orthodox Icons of Ch rist. The dark red gown with a golden band around the shoulder indicates Christ's divine royalty. His human nature is symbolized by the dark blue color of the outergarment whose folds shine with gleams of light. Show more