In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the feast of the death and Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha, is the greatest of all holy days and as such it is called the "feast of feasts". Immediately below it i
Wing from a Byzantine micromosaic diptych of the 12 Great Feasts, c. 1310. From top left: Annunciation, Nativity, Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Raising of Lazarus.
Wing from a Byzantine micromosaic diptych of the 12 Great Feasts, c. 1310. From top left: Entry into Jerusalem, Crucifixion of Jesus, Harrowing of Hell, Ascension of Christ, Pentecost, Dormition of the Theotokos.
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Feast of the Transfiguration
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The Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated by various churches, celebrating the transfiguration of Jesus and the testimony of Christ as the one in whom the law and the prophets are fulfilled. The
Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church
…Pentecost, fifty days after Easter The Transfiguration of Jesus, 19 August [O.S. 6 August] The Dormition of the Theotokos, 28 August [O.S. 15 August…
Icon of the Transfiguration by Theophanes the Greek, 15th century
First Fruits brought to be blessed on the Feast of the Transfiguration (Japanese Orthodox Church)