Byzantine T-Shirts

A simple yet elegant vector of a detail of the face of the Father of Monks and Ascetics, Antony the Great of Egypt.

A vector of a detail of the Icon of the Transfiguration from by Photios Kontoglou

The Sphinx of St. Mark, the traditional ensign of the Most Serene Republic of Venice, or Venezia or Veneto.

Keep Your Death Always Before Your Eyes - St Benedict

Remember Your Death

"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.

An older emblem of the Rpeublic of Venice when the Dux or Doge was appointed by Roman Emperors (or Byzantine Emperors) before the rise of the Great Council and patrician elections of the Dux or Doge and the redesign of the flag into the more well known full winged lion of St. Mark.

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

A colour version of the Orthodox Icon of the Mother of God, Wider than the Heavens also known as Platytera

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