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ANTHONY OF THE DESERT ICON 1

This is a 1 prim (LI = 1) icon based upon an icon of St. Anthony of Egypt. It is suitable for use in SL churches, homes, or spiritual sites. The size can be modified by the user to suit the space in which it is to be displayed. It can be copied by the owner but not transferred.

This is one of our “simple” or “mute” icons. We also offer “talking” icons which display quotes from the Bible or Christian writers in local chat when touched. (There is a “talking” version of THIS icon available.)

ABOUT ICONS

Icons are stylized representations of Christ, the Saints, episodes in Holy History, and other Biblical themes. They are used in devotion by Eastern Orthodox Christians, Oriental Orthodox Christans, and Christians in the Churches of the East. Unlike much Western religious art, they do not aim at realistic depictions, but images that attempt to bring us in touch with spiritual realities. They are sometimes described as “windows into heaven” (hence the name of our brand). They are neither simply works of art nor things to be worshipped as idols, but vehicles through which God can communicate something of the Divine Mysteries to the human soul. As such, the Orthodox view them as sacred objects to be venerated (but, again, not worshipped).

There are icons that depict Christ, the Saints, episodes in the Bible and in Christian history, and other basic Christian themes. These various themes, or MOTIFS, have been painted (or “written”) by many iconographers. The style of many of the motifs is highly stylized, so that there is a great deal of resemblance between, say, different icons of the Crucifixion or Resurrection.

ABOUT THIS ICON

This icon depicts Saint Anthony, surrounded by scenes from his life, as described by St. Athanasius.

Anthony was born a peasant farmer in Egypt. After his parents died, one day as he was passing by a church, he hear the words proclaimed “If you would be perfect, sell all you have, and come and follow me.” He took this to be a calling from God and sold his inheritance. Eventually, he went further and further from his home, going into the desert to become a hermit. He found an abandoned fort and made it his home, where for twenty years he became refined as the demons attacked and tested him. After that, he came out, sanctified and in his right mind, and people began to come to him for counsel or join him in his way of life. As a result, Anthony pioneered the way of life that became Christian monasticism. This took many forms in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions. Anthony also played a significant role in Christian history, as St. Athanasius, who was Bishop of nearby Alexandria, called upon him to lend his voice to the critical discussions of Christian doctrine, particularly the Trinity.

We have not been able to establish the original provenance of this icon. However, it is clearly of an age prior to the 20th century, and likely of Russian origin.

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