Byzantine Hoodies

"I hand over to you my glorious, famous, respected, noble city, the shining Queen of cities, our homeland. You know well, my brothers, that we have four obligations in common, which force us to prefer death over survival: first our faith and piety; second our homeland; third, the emperor anointed by the Lord and fourth - our relatives and friends.[...] Consider then, my brother and comrades in arms, how the commemoration of our death, our memory, fame and freedom can be rendered eternal.” Speech of Constantine XI, last Roman Emperor, just before the final stand during the siege of Constantinople, 1453.

A vector a beautiful sketch of the Church as the Ship that carries the Christian through the sea of the world and Christ as the Captain who who heads the ship by Photis Kontoglou.

A vector of the Crucified monk, attacked by the fiery blazing darts of the passions.

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A vector of a Russian crucifix, usually seen in metal and enamel form in throughout Russian Churches and Monasteries.

A simple yet elegant vector of adetail from an Orthodox icon depicting the Holy Spirit in the form of a Dove.

A design inspired by the mosaic portrait of 5th century Empress Theodora in the San Vitale Church in Ravenna, Italy