In the 5th episode of the “Orthodox Icons Explained” series, Fr. John explains the details of the icon of the Annunciation, celebrated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on March 25.
Fr. Ioan Bizau is a senior lecturer of Iconography and Christian Art at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Location: Diocesan Museum of the Orthodox Metropolis of Cluj (Muzeul Mitropoliei Clujului)
Camera: Darius Echim
Table of contents:
00:00 ♫ Kontakion for the Feast of Annunciation, Teofilos Choir, Cluj-Napoca, Romania ♫
00:10 Intro
01:43 The Annunciation scene
02:18 Gospel of Luke
02:51 The Catacomb of Priscilla
03:16 Romanian church of Ribița
03:51 The icon of the Museum of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj
04:34 The Royal Doors
05:15 The troparion
06:03 ♫ Troparion for the Feast of Annunciation, Sretensky Monastery, Moscow, Russia ♫
06:25 The walls of Jerusalem
07:35 The place where the Annunciation happens
07:46 The Archangel Gabriel
08:10 The staff, the rod
08:44 The Virgin is sitting on a throne/standing
09:15 The Virgin spins thread
10:21 The veil of the Temple
11:05 ♫ Kontakion for the Feast of Annunciation, Agapia Convent, Romania ♫
11:55 A gesture of perplexity and the old Eve
13:30 The small churches in Western Europe
14:19 The Royal Doors
16:19 ♫ Kontakion for the Feast of Annunciation in Arabic, Hamatoura Monastery, Lebanon ♫
17:13 The icon of the Annunciation is bright
17:53 The Temple in Jerusalem
19:46 The Spring Equinox
20:16 Conclusion
20:40 ♫ Sticheron for Matins of the Annunciation, Putna Monastery, Romania ♫