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Close-up of an old painting/icon of Mary and Jesus at the Ura Kidane Mere monastery church in Lake Tana, Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA,LALIBELA,MARCH 2018--unidentified woman in biet Mariam praying.The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.
In Debre Berhan Selassie Church, painting of the Holy Trinity (all  three persons are  painted to look the same) is over the doors leading to the Holy of Holies.  \nDebre Berhan Selassie Church is located in northern Ethiopia in the town of Gondar.\nBuilding  and paintings date back to the 18th century. Artist is unknown,  although local tradition attributes most paintings to the 17th-century artist Haile Meskel.
Different icons in Orthodox Church
Virgin Mary ancient Coptic icon, virgin Mary church sakha, Egypt
Old Christian (Coptic) Paintings in Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Yeha village in Northern Ethiopia. Virgin Mary with Little Jesus and Apostles and Angels around. SEE my other photos from Ethiopia:
Close up of a panel featuring Coptic christian icons,including Jesus,Mary and other saints in the Nave of the Hanging Church, Al-Muallaqah or Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Church in Coptic Cairo,Egypt
Istanbul, Turkey-June 9, 2013: The Virgin Mary and Jesus Mosaic on the Wall in Hagia Sophia Mosque, close-up.
In the center of the  \
Orthodox icons
The village is the only village in the Prespes region that has preserved all of the old stone houses. The Byzantine church that forms the nucleus of the present village dates to the beginning of the 11th century. It has very interesting frescos painted in three different phases
St. George and the Dragon Icon
Frescoes in Ayayorgi Church and Fener Greek Patriarchate
Zieg Island, Ethiopia - July 03, 2016: Murals in Ura Kida Nem Reth Church on Zieg Island, Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
Toledo, Spain- September 27, 2023:  The Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo. Details of decorations of the interior chapels.
TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA – February 10, 2018: iconographic scenes and wall murals of saints painted in naive african christian style in Abuna Yemata Guh church
Orthodox religion
Icon of Saint Barbara, coptic cairo, Egypt
Antique photo and old Retro Vintage Style Positive Film scanned, 1980s  Church of St. Martin, Zillis, Switzerland.
Virgin Mary
Madonna with child. Horizontal Shot.
Metropolitan Church of St. Athanasios in Lesvos, Greece
Istanbul, Turkey-August 10, 2022: Jesus and Virgin Mary souvenirs sold at a newsstand in Sultan Ahmet Square. Shot with Canon EOS R5.
TIGRAY REGION, ETHIOPIA – February 09, 2018:
Colorful frescoes adorning the walls of a serene monastery, depicting ancient stories and religious symbolism
Monastery of St. Varlaam in Meteora, Greece - 18 September 2022: The Holy Virgin holding the Christ Child , early 17th century, tempera on wood
Mosaic of Virgin Mary and Infant Jesus Christ found in the old church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Constructed during Byzantine era.
Berat, Albania: - The Church of St. Mary of Blachernae is a Byzantine church in Berat, Albania.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA - September 21, 2022: Detail of the glass mosaic tiles of The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, also known as the Saint Louis Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The mosaics collectively contain 41.5 million glass tesserae pieces in more than 7,000 colors and cover 83,000 square feet of space. It is the largest mosaic collection in the world outside Russia.
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