In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis (Gr. eikon – image; stasis – stand, support) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. It is a fixture and an essential part of the architecture of orthodox churches.
Our iconostasis is being built by an experienced team of woodcarvers, painters and artists lead by a Priest. It's expected to be ready to ship in the fall of 2024. Along with the iconostasis itself, our parish will be getting 27 hand-painted icons and some decorative and Liturgical objects for the new Church building.
Given so far...
{contributions} Contribution(s) | {amount}
Goal: {goal}
Sorry, updates may be delayed by up to 5 minutes
Your help is more important than ever now!
My contribution amount
Издавна строительство и благоукрашение храмов считалось великой добродетелью. Потому церкви всегда строились всем миром. На это святое дело жертвовали и богатые, и люди со скромным достатком.
Милостью Божией в нашем храме заканчивается строительство, начатое нами в 2018 году. Главным и неотъемлемым элементом и украшением храма является иконостас. Нашим приходом заказано изготовление трехрядного резного иконостаса и икон в Западной Украине, но пока мы не собрали необходимую сумму для полной его оплаты.
Поэтому мы обращаемся ко всем вам за помощью. Если вы имеете желание и готовность поучаствовать в благих делах Церкви и внести ваше посильное пожертвование на новый иконостас для нашего храма, мы будем вам признательны. Призываем Божие благословение на вас и ваших близких и сердечно благодарим вас за вашу помощь.
Храни всех Господь!
Since the old times, building and restoring churches was considered a great virtue and an act of good deed. Therefore, churches were built all together, as “one world”. All poor and rich contributed to such a holy cause.
With God’s blessings, we are nearing the completion of the new church building, which was started back in 2018. The main and integral element of the church is the iconostasis. Our parish has placed a manufacturing order for the new iconostasis in Western Ukraine, however, we were unable yet to collect the necessary funds to pay it off.
Therefore, we ask you for help. If you wish and can contribute to this good cause and make any feasible donation for the new iconostasis, we will be greatly thankful. We ask for God’s blessings for you all and your close ones and thank you wholeheartedly for any help.
The Lord make His face to shine upon you, And be gracious to you.
An iconostasis is a dividing structure that separates the altar and priests from the rest of the church and congregation. Religious activities behind the iconostasis are hidden from view and sacraments like communion are brought through the doors to the congregation.
The iconostasis symbolizes the separation of humans and god and also the holy and worldly realms. The congregation is not allowed to pass through the doors into the area where the altar lies. Instead, priests come out from the sacred area and present the power of God to the congregation.
The iconostasis finds its roots in the Jewish Tabernacle and (later) Temple, where the sacred Holy of Holies, where God was supposed to dwell, was kept separate from the rest of the structure. This dividing of the sacred and worldly spaces continued into early Christianity when the Roman Basilica was divided similarly. From there, it has mainly survived through Byzantine tradition into the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox Christian traditions.
Understanding the Iconostasis in Orthodox Worship is a great artricle to get started with.
It can be found on:
Orthodoxy 101
St. Panteleimon Church2210 Franklin Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414USA
Phone: (612) 517-7496
info@spro.church