Virgin Mary in the Iconostasis at Prophet Elias Skete

Photographer

Horlbeck, Frank R.

Date

• June 14, 1994

Summary

• View of the iconostasis (icon screen) in the kyriakon (main church) at the skete (monastic dependency) of Prophet Elias (Elijah). The photo shows a painting of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child. The Kyriakon was built around 1900. The skete belongs to the Pantocrator Monastery a short distance away. It was founded in 1759 by the Ukrainian monk Paisius Velichkovsky. Within the complex are a main church (built 1903) and three chapels. The complex contains an extensive library and two miracle-working icons.