Vladimir Grygorenko

From the earliest period of Christianity, the faithful have portrayed Christ and His mother the Theotokos in veneration. Painted by the hand of Vladmir Grygorenko, this icon set of Christ and the...

Saint Joseph the Betrothed was the foster-father of Jesus and the husband of Mary. Joseph is depicted holding a flowering branch in is his right hand. When Mary the Theotokos was to be married, the...

Saint Olga was born on February 3, 1916, in the Yup'ik village of Kwethluk, Alaska. Her family herded reindeer, and Olga (Arrsamquq, her Yup'ik name) loved spending time in the mountains as a child,...

Saint Herman was a Russian monk and missionary to the native Alaskan peoples. He was sent to Alaska with a group of ten monks in 1794. After a decade of work, Saint Herman became the head of the...

Among the saints of Ireland, Brigid of Kildare is one of three patrons to the country- the other two being Columba and Patrick. In this beautifully done icon by Vladmir Grygorenko, St. Brigid holds...

Saint Seraphim is one of the Orthodox Church's most beloved holy elders. He was born in western Russia in 1754. According to tradition, he was sickly as a child but was healed through the Kursk Root...

This beautiful Orthodox Christian icon known throughout the Church’s history as “Pantocrator” tells us exactly who He is: Pantocrator-Lord omnipotent, Almighty, and All-Powerful.  The word...

The Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene was from the village of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee. At some point in her life, she came under the possession of seven demons. The Lord...

"Today is the beginning of our salvation," proclaims the Orthodox Church's troparion (hymn) for the Annunciation. Celebrated on March 25, exactly nine months before Christmas, this feast is dedicated...

Born November 2, 1923, Robert Royster (later Dmitri of Dallas) grew up in Teague, Texas. As a young man Robert converted to Orthodoxy with his sister and adopted the name Dmitri after Dmitri of...

First among the Christian saints, the Theotokos holds the place of honor as the mother of God. In this icon, she embraces her Son Jesus, who blesses the beholder with His right hand while holding a...

Mother Maria (Skobtsova) was a native of Latvia, born in 1891. As a teenager, she was drawn to the teachings of the Socialists. Eventually her concern for the poor led her back to her faith in...

Saint Brendan was born in the year 484 AD in County Kerry, Ireland. He was educated in the monastery school at Tuam. When he was 26, he was ordained a priest and undertook several missionary journeys...

  This icon is offered by Legacy Icons with the permission of the iconographer, Vladimir Gyrgorenko.

Rendered in simple and elegant forms, this icon presents God’s creation of the first man: Adam. As related in the first chapter of Genesis, “…God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our...

In this exquisite masterwork, the Most Holy Theotokos sits on a magnificent jeweled throne. As the Birthgiver of God, the Theotokos holds the young Christ Child in her lap as He gives a gesture of...

Our Lord is depicted at His trial, stripped of His clothes and with his body beaten, hands tied, wearing the crown of thorns, and holding a reed in His hand. This icon is also known as "Extreme...

Saint George was born in the province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (Turkey), in the third century and raised as a Christian. At the age of 20, he joined the Roman army under Emperor Diocletian and soon...

Saint Panteleimon lived in the late 3rd century. A native of Nicomedia, his mother wished for him to be raised a Christian. When she died young, his pagan father sent him to be educated as a...

  This icon is offered by Legacy Icons with the permission of the iconographer, Vladimir Gyrgorenko.

Saint Spyridon was from Cyprus, where he worked as a shepherd. After the death of his wife, he was appointed Bishop of Trimythus. At the First Ecumenical Council, he refuted the Arians using his...

This icon of Saints Peter and Andrew symbolizes Christian unity between the East and the West, as well as the brotherly love shared by the two apostles. In this icon, Saints Peter and Andrew are...