HUSAR Jan - Acta Patristica, volume 8, issue 16/2017
ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST TO HEAVEN
/VSTÚPENIE ISUSA CHRISTA NA NEBO/
Jan HUSAR
lecturer, Faculty of Orthodox Theology, University of Presov in Presov, Masarykova 15, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia, jan.husar@unipo.sk, 00421517724729
Abstract
In this article we are approaching the orthodox iconographic view of the feast of Ascension of Jesus Christ and its importance in teaching of the Church about the salvation of man. This iconomy is closely related to the teaching of the God's Son who fulfilled the Father's will and implemented this plan. The completion of this work was the ascension to the heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit.
Keywords
Jesus Christ, Ascension, Iconography, symbolism
SUMMARY
The feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ belongs to the movable feasts because the date of its celebration changes every year depending on the date of Easter-Pascha. This feast was celebrated together with the feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. It was one of the first feasts that the Christians celebrated. The earliest depictions of the feast are the depictions stemming from the fifth century. The icon is divided into two parts. In the upper part there is the Saviour in the form of a Pantocrator, in the lower part of the icon, the Church is depicted-Mother of God and the apostles. Icon of Ascension contains many symbols, which the Church expresses its dogmatic teaching about God's iconomy that was made by all the Holy Trinity, especially the God-man Jesus Christ.
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