Harrowing of Hades (Chora) Resurrection Icon - F138

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The Harrowing of Hades is the icon most often used to represent the Resurrection of Christ: the Feast of Feasts, Pascha (Easter). In this scene, Christ is seen coming out of the dark pit of Hades, bringing with Him all of the righteous Old Testament saints. The Lord is pulling Adam and Eve out, having smashed the gates that kept them captive. This is the great and universal triumph of life over death, light over darkness. It is an exact depiction of the Orthodox paschal hymn, "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!"

This fresco is one of the most famous depictions of the paschal scene, painted in the apse of the funeral chapel of the Church of the Holy Savior in the Country (usually known simply as Chora), outside the walls of Constantinople.

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Beautiful icon
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Posted by Maria on Apr 29th 2020

The icon image is truly beautiful and the colors are just as vibrant as depicted on the website. The icon has a good weight to it too (6 x 7 size). Overall, it seems very well made. It's the first time I purchase a "print" icon (i.e. a print glued onto an icon board) so my only concern is whether the print will unglue/detach over time.
Beautiful icon, delivered quickly
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Posted by Unknown on Apr 23rd 2020

I realized too late that we did not have a resurrection icon for our home alter for Pascha during COVID-19. I ordered this one on Holy Saturday and it arrived within just a few days. It is beautiful. Such rich colors. We are grateful!
Beautiful Icon!
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Posted by Unknown on Jul 11th 2019

This icon is beautiful! I bought it for my husband as an anniversary gift, and he loves it! Legacy Icons shipped it quickly and it arrived in a very carefully bubble-wrapped package.
Both the Icon and the gift note were beautiful
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Posted by Charles Pustejovsky on Oct 17th 2018

I have a larger icon of this at home and bought this for my Lutheran parents after my grandfather died. I included a gift note with it that spoke some words of comfort, explained the icon, and quoted the Paschal Troparion.

The gift note was handwritten and so lovely my parents almost unthinkingly put it on the wall below the icon.

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