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This contemporary Byzantine icon depicts the Archangel Gabriel in vivid colors. He bears a scepter and orb, denoting the authority delegated to him by the Lord of Hosts. As a member of one of the nine celestial hierarchies accounted by Scripture and Tradition, he serves as a mediator between God and man, bringing messages to God and intercessions from the faithful. Holy Gabriel was instrumental in announcing the Incarnation to the Theotokos/Virgin Mary and ultimately, the world.
An angel is a messenger of God, and a being which has stood before God and praised Him from a time before human comprehension. We cannot fully grasp what an angel's exact nature is, but we can understand an angel's function on earth. In icons, angels—especially the high-ranking Archangels—are depicted in an earthly form. All the angels are dressed as humans, in clothing accented with gold, the color of holiness and Heaven.
Painted by the renowned iconographer Athanasius Clark.
3 x 6 inches