"My heart said unto Thee, Thy Face, Lord, will I seek." [Psalm 27.8]

"Prosopon" is a word encountered many times in the Greek Bible. In one of its most common usages, it expresses the aspect of God turned toward the world—his Countenance. In iconology, which is the attentiveness to the Image of God, “Prosopon" can thus be used to indicate the perceivable revelation of God. It can delineate all that which is subject to contemplation within the Divinity of the triune God through the grace of his uncreated Light. The divine Prosopon can be seen as the archetype, revealed in Jesus Christ, to which all iconography aspires.

"Let the light of thy Countenance be signed upon us, O Lord!" [Psalm 4.6]

News

• With grief and hope in the Resurrection we announce the passing of our beloved Olga Andrejev, wife and lifelong support of our founder Vladislav and the principal coordinator of the School. After more than a year of increasing weakness in connection to a lung problem, Olga fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday morning, October 31, 2021, in her home, with her husband and daughter at her bedside. Olga rests at St. Tikhon’s Monastery cemetery in Waymart, PA. Our dearest Olga will always remain in our hearts as an irreplaceable presence and the soul of the School. A short obituary is available here.

• New Publication: The Angel of the Countenance of God: Theology and Iconology of Theophanies, by Vladislav Andrejev. Information about the book and the link to purchase can be found here. A recent review of the book in the American Conservative can be read here.

• We are happy to announce the release of a new film about the founder of Prosopon School Vladislav Andreyev. The film is made by the efforts of Lynette Hull and film maker Yevgeniy Vaskevich. To watch the film please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTQiJZYmSY

• New Publication: Prosopon School Templates for Iconographers (click here, second item in list).

• New Publication: Wrestling with Angels exhibit catalogue (click here), catalog of the recent Prosopon School exhibit, Wrestling with Angels, at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Massachusetts. Click to see flyer or photos.

We are sad to share news of the loss of long-time School friend and inspired iconographer, Marjorie von Moschzisker, 98 years. Later in life, she took holy vows and was known as Mother Brigid, an Orthodox Christian nun. We will remember Mother Brigid for her love for the beauty of God and holy icons. Please find her full obituary here. May God rest the soul of Mother Brigid. Memory Eternal!