hand-painted icons and altarpieces
Helen McIldowie-Jenkins
Links
Orthodox England
An English-language website based at St John's Orthodox Church in Colchester, Essex, expressing Russian Orthodox views on Orthodox Church life locally and internationally, as well as on Current Affairs. Helen has undertaken many commissions of Anglo-Saxon Saints for this church, including the icon Christ of the Isles which features on the home page.
St George Orthodox Information Service
The SGOIS, established c.1970 was the first information service for the Orthodox Church in Britain, operating in a completely pan-Orthodox way, without national distinctions. A free journal is available with news, views and reviews, books, candles, incense and ikon postcards of British Saints are available by mail order.
Icons Explained
The original and best guide on the web to Byzantine Icons, frescoes and mosaics with a wide variety of historical information about icons from Constantinople, Macedonia, Russia etc as well as guides to biblical encyclopedia’s, Orthodox music and holidays. This site also has an Iconographer’s Index-Imagebase which lists several hundred icon painters worldwide with over 7000 images.
Helen’s entry is No.336
Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies
The SPBS exists to further the study and knowledge of the history, culture, language and literature of the Byzantine Empire and its neighbours. The site lists recent academic publications, past papers and forthcoming events, symposia etc. The site also features links to very good online resources and databases concerned with Byzantine and Medieval history and culture.
Society of Tempera Painters
The Society’s website provides resources, technical information, demonstrations and suppliers contacts for anyone interested using this medium. It also offers an online forum for members to discuss issues and techniques relating to the practice of egg tempera painting.
The Pilgrim Shop, Walsingham
Long established business located in the centre of historic Walsingham and close to the Anglican shrine, the Pilgrim Shop specialises in selling quality mounted Byzantine and Russian icon prints, icon stands, statuary of the Mother of God of Walsingham and much more. Mail order available. The Pilgrim Shop, 32 High Street, Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6AA.
Yalla Jabaleya!
Named after the Bedouin tribe associated with St Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, this small specialist holiday company offers bespoke tours and safaris in the Mount Sinai vicinity, including camel riding courses, botanical walks and astronomy nights in the beautiful desert mountains. Opportunities exist to climb Mt. Sinai and visit the extraordinary icon collection at Monastery of St Catherine.