Theosis, or deification, is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches; a similar concept is also f
Eastern Orthodox icon of The Ladder of Divine Ascent (the steps toward theosis as described by John Climacus), showing Christian monks ascending to Jesus Christ and falling from the ladder. Currently preserved in the Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt.
Unknown painter Transfiguration of Christ WGA23487
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Christian mysticism
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Christian mysticism is the compendium of traditions of mysticism, mystical practices and mystical theology within Christianity which "concerns the preparation for, the consciousness of, and the effect
Russian Orthodox icon of the Transfiguration (Theophanes the Greek, c. 1408)
Mystic marriage of Christ and the Church
Life of Francis of Assisi by José Benlliure y Gil
Resurrection of Jesus, Matthias Grünewald