A church in Ontario acquires a Byzantine iconographic decorationtranslated

After years of waiting, the parish of the Holy Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, in Kitchener, Ontario, took an important step in order to realize an old vision: the Byzantine iconography of an entire church. This ambitious project was commissioned by the parish to the Canadian iconographer and visual artist Zoran Rnjak, who has been dealing with traditional Byzantine iconography for three decades. The iconography started from the imposing central dome, one of the most characteristic architectural elements of the church, which has a special symbolism. This dome, which has a diameter of 9.5 meters, rises about 21 meters from the floor. At its top dominates the representation of Christ the Almighty, surrounded by angels. This pictorial ensemble also includes the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Baptist, many prophets and the four Evangelists.

All the stages of the hagiography are presented in videos on Zoran Rnjak's YouTube channel.

It took months of preparation and careful planning in order to realize these large pictorial compositions. Many of them were crafted on canvas, in…