The oriental orthodox uniquely depicts the Holy Trinity from Christ as the Ancient of Days in the Book of Daniel. For we praise the Holy Trinity with the Angels “day and night they do not cease to say, ‘HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS… Continue reading The Holy Trinity
Saint Yared was born in Aksum in around 501 ad modern day Ethiopia. He composed various musical notions and authored multiple books on chants. “Almighty God wanted to establish sacred chants, as he was desirous of being praised upon earth, three Angels were sent from Paradise in the form of three birds to teach Yared… Continue reading Saint Yared the Aksumite
I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him;his dominion… Continue reading Christ in Majesty
The only hope for mankind is the mystery of the incarnation. God took on human form in order to save us. Only Saint Mary is capable of playing the role of becoming God's mother. In the Holy Gospels, the angel is quoted as saying, "Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee:… Continue reading The Annunciation
Saint Ephrem the Syrian is beloved and honored by all traditions of the church’s as a Holy Father, Doctor, Hermit and Deacon. He lived in the 4rd century and was ordained Deacon by Saint Basil, he refused any other episcopate offered by Saint Basil and chose to be a hermit. He made important contributions to… Continue reading Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Jesus Christ, came into the world as a servant, nevertheless he is the ruler and judge of all, full of divine authority and power. Coptic Ethiopian/Eritrean Coptic Syriac Armenian Coptic Coptic
Saint Ignatius of Antioch, ordained by Saint John the Apostle and taught by Saint Paul the Apostle was a Holy Father from the first century. He feared no kings or emperors of the Worldly Kingdom, and he spoke courageously against their Idol worship. He was taken to Rome and thrown to wild beasts in the… Continue reading Saint Ignatius of Antioch
Saint Dioscorus the defender of orthodoxy, suffered and endured hardship for the sake of preserving and proclaiming the orthodox teaching at the heretical council of Chalcedon(451 AD) In his biography, it said “Saint Dioscorus' teeth were plucked, his beard ripped off and then he was exiled” May his prayers be with us all. Coptic Coptic… Continue reading Saint Dioscorus the Confessor
Fathers in Iconography 