Dog-headed icon.

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Justice
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Dog-headed icon.

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Can anyone explain the background on this icon of St. Christopher?

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Maria
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This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.

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Maria wrote:

This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.

Start here:

https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/the ... ristopher/

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Bishop_Irineos wrote:
Maria wrote:

This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.

Start here:

https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/the ... ristopher/

Thank you your Grace, this helped a lot.

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I am glad someone was able to answer this : I had no idea what to think. I beginning to think that the dog head was looking like a jackal, which sounds most unpleasant.

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