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by Leao
Thu 17 February 2005 1:48 pm
Forum: Synaxarion Orthodoxia
Topic: St Simeon Stylites
Replies: 0
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St Simeon Stylites

Does anyone know any good books or resources on the life & importance of St Simeon Stylites?

I found a great Internet article by George Lamb http://www.cin.org/saints/stylites.html and a funny film by Spanish film director Louis Bunuel but very little else. I'm really interested in St Simeon. He ...
by Leao
Mon 24 January 2005 9:15 am
Forum: Praxis
Topic: Thesis on icons & hesychia
Replies: 2
Views: 1291

Thesis on icons & hesychia

Hello everyone !

I recently redrafted my thesis entitled How can the predominantly Orthodox practice of iconography help contemporary Roman Catholics practice hesychia?

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ESSAY

I have to hand it in on February 3rd for my degree course on Visual Communications. The word ...
by Leao
Wed 12 January 2005 9:25 am
Forum: Theology and Tradition
Topic: Icons v. Statues
Replies: 1
Views: 847

Icons v. Statues

It has been argued that the traditional analogy between East and West in regards to devotional art is not between icons and paintings, but between icons and statues. Statues in the West serve the same purpose as icons in the East. They are windows to the Divine, aid in the contemplation of the ...