The School of Hagiography of I. M. Etoloakarnania "Manuel Panselenos" reopenstranslated

An important place of learning in the orthodox iconographic tradition opens its doors again in Agrinio. The School of Hagiography of the Holy Metropolis of Aetolia and Acarnania "Manuil Panselinos" reopens, offering children, young people and adults the opportunity to learn about and learn the sacred art of Byzantine hagiography.

The re-opening of the School is part of the ongoing concern of the Holy Metropolis and His Eminence the Metropolitan of Aetolia and Acarnania Mr. Damascenes for the preservation, cultivation and transmission of the church tradition and especially the sacred art of iconography.

Byzantine iconography is not just a form of artistic expression. It is sacred art, through which the face of Christ, the Virgin Mary and the Saints, as well as the events of the Divine Economy and the life of the Church, are captured. The icon thus becomes a carrier of theology and testimony of faith, while at the same time it connects the man of today with the rich tradition of Orthodoxy for centuries.

The theological reference of Saint Theodore the Studite is typical, according to which the icon is a "window to heaven", expressing in a way...