Icon Christopher Peseglavets
 

Caught the eye of this here, I may say, an icon.
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Nothing like this had not previously seen.
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From the standpoint of simple icons lover - yes, but from the perspective of a parishioner ROC - not very.
Icons of St. . Christopher "with peseyu head " - Kinokefala were officially banned by decree of the Synod of 1722 as "the nasty nature , history and truth itself ." After the ban St. Christopher is depicted anthropomorphically , in the way of the warrior.

pure heresy.

Why is that?

Such icons of the current official church as it does not prohibit, but earlier in the churches of the head like a dog on such icons copied, but for now just do not write these.

Or "St. Christopher Pesigolovets."

Pretty rare story.

Why is this position is selected ?

Split afterward (and now ) there are "positions " in order that the Synod does not apply.

I highlighted:

"Official Church" just sounded different:

Yes, and "officially" have divided state of the Church.

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That's from the modern art (21).

That's from the modern art (21).

Oh, Anubis is a ...
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It looks crazy, of course.

Here I thought that early Christian images of Christ as a lamb, which can be seen in the concha, did not seem so blasphemous and polusobaka-poluchelovek - still disgusting spectacle.