The Youth of the Archdiocesan District of Northcote in Victoria were introduced to Byzantine Iconography, during a seminar organized at the Parish of the Presentation of Our Lord, Coburg.
The seminar was attended by Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, who, after conveying to everyone the wishes and blessing of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, emphasized the importance of the holy Icons and their pivotal role in the worship of the Orthodox Church. “The icons show us eternity, they tell us what we too can become if our lives are dedicated to Christ”, Bishop Evmenios emphasized, among other things.
Father Leonidas Ioannou, who possesses knowledge of the art of Hagiography and Iconography, and was the main speaker of the seminar, emphasized the historical development of the art and its theological significance.
In the second part of the seminar, the participants had the opportunity to get to know the art of Iconography on a practical level, with a detailed iconography demonstration class.