Sun Rays Pointing to Saint Sava Blessing His People
ꒌ САВУ ПРОНАШЛО СУНЦЕ! -- Низ дана пред Савин празник бијаше без трачка сунца. Дан свесрпске Славе освану са наговештајем бољег времена, али облаци се у Ротердаму још не размакоше. До почетка службе.
У току Савинданске литургије сунчеви зраци су од 20 метара широког иконостаса са много икона, одабрали баш Светог Саву; и то од врха преграде до пода. По висини три нивоа иконе Светог Саве беху обасјани светлошћу као неким природним рефлектором: у врху икона ”Свети Сава благосиља Србе”; у средини - Свети Сава између својих родитеља, светих Симеона Мироточивог и мати Анастасије; и коначно, испред овог реда на иконостасу, стоји засебни триптих са Студеничким крстом: на левим вратанцима је живописан Свети Симеон Мироточиви, на десним Свети Сава. Овде је приказан само горњи ред, са иконом ”Свети Сава благосиља Србе”.
► ▓░█ SAINT SAVA, early on in XIII century THE FOUNDER of Serbian Orthodox Church, is in its diocese parishes often venerated so much that many churches abroad bear his name, like in London or Paris. Not in Rotterdam, however, where the church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. But here too, Saint Sava's icons occupy a prominent place. Surely not the most prominent: a proper iconostasis is highly ordered so that the exact position and the particular saints are there where they belong. Just as about anything else in the seemingly rather spontaneous Orthodox Church and its services, the icons layout on the iconostasis is meticulously thought out and organised.
There are four images of the 4 saints in this capture, among which an angel, and images of 8 laymen. All at approximately 4 meters height from the floor. Icons are a bridge connecting Christians to the eternal world. The countless saints testify. The icons are reflections of the existence in a metaphysical realm, spread over the physical vectors of this life.
֎⃣ Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 2.4 to resemble the experience at the spot (from memory, of course). G9 with Sigma prime 30mm f1.4, also here less sharp than the Lumix zoom to come (from file nr. 705 on) - but that might be due to Sigma's lack of the OIS.
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Sun Rays Pointing to Saint Sava Blessing His People
ꒌ САВУ ПРОНАШЛО СУНЦЕ! -- Низ дана пред Савин празник бијаше без трачка сунца. Дан свесрпске Славе освану са наговештајем бољег времена, али облаци се у Ротердаму још не размакоше. До почетка службе.
У току Савинданске литургије сунчеви зраци су од 20 метара широког иконостаса са много икона, одабрали баш Светог Саву; и то од врха преграде до пода. По висини три нивоа иконе Светог Саве беху обасјани светлошћу као неким природним рефлектором: у врху икона ”Свети Сава благосиља Србе”; у средини - Свети Сава између својих родитеља, светих Симеона Мироточивог и мати Анастасије; и коначно, испред овог реда на иконостасу, стоји засебни триптих са Студеничким крстом: на левим вратанцима је живописан Свети Симеон Мироточиви, на десним Свети Сава. Овде је приказан само горњи ред, са иконом ”Свети Сава благосиља Србе”.
► ▓░█ SAINT SAVA, early on in XIII century THE FOUNDER of Serbian Orthodox Church, is in its diocese parishes often venerated so much that many churches abroad bear his name, like in London or Paris. Not in Rotterdam, however, where the church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. But here too, Saint Sava's icons occupy a prominent place. Surely not the most prominent: a proper iconostasis is highly ordered so that the exact position and the particular saints are there where they belong. Just as about anything else in the seemingly rather spontaneous Orthodox Church and its services, the icons layout on the iconostasis is meticulously thought out and organised.
There are four images of the 4 saints in this capture, among which an angel, and images of 8 laymen. All at approximately 4 meters height from the floor. Icons are a bridge connecting Christians to the eternal world. The countless saints testify. The icons are reflections of the existence in a metaphysical realm, spread over the physical vectors of this life.
֎⃣ Developed from raw and edited in Affinity Photo 2.4 to resemble the experience at the spot (from memory, of course). G9 with Sigma prime 30mm f1.4, also here less sharp than the Lumix zoom to come (from file nr. 705 on) - but that might be due to Sigma's lack of the OIS.
~SHORTCUTS~ ...→Press [F11] and [L] key to engage Full Screen (Light box) mode with black background ↔ Press the same key or [Esc] to return... →Press [F] to "Like" (Fave)... →Press [C] to comment.
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