"God manifests in tangible form; three persons recognized as one. To this day, Andrei Rublev’s icon of the Holy Trinity--also known as the Hospitality of Abraham, which was originally painted 15th century Russia. It is the first and most recognized visual illustration for Holy Trinity theology and doctrine. In Rublev’s icon, reading from left to right figures portrayed are God the Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament does not mention any concept of “The Holy Trinity.” Genesis 18 is a short and powerful story about the mercy God has for the righteous. The icon does not show Abraham and Sarah who served the three visitors a meal or how she stood laughing when told she would bear the firstborn of the future generations of Israel. She believed herself to be barren. It does not show Abraham conversing with the “men of God” about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and his concern saying, “Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” Rublev simplified the story and represented the love and mercy of God in three persons and how they intermingle together as one."

Narrative Icon Collection

The collection of 12 narrated biblical event and feast days are taken from my book Life in Christ 2021, Knowledge of God made visible in Jesus the Man.

Mary Jane Miller is a self-taught Byzantine style iconographer with over 28 years of experience, born in New York and living in Mexico full time. Her collections of sacred art are contemporary, with a proficient command of egg tempera. The work is extraordinarily rich in style and has been exhibited in museums and churches in both the United States and Mexico. As an author, Miller blends historical content and personal insights to arrive at contemporary conclusions about faith. Her six self-published books include Icon Painting Revealed, Mary in iconography, In Light of Women, and Life in Christ and The Stations. Miller has been published online and in publications such as Divine Temple, Russian Orthodox Journal, Faith and Forum Magazine, Liturgy Today and Profiles of Catholicism. She teaches 4 courses annually, 5-day immersion workshops throughout the US and Mexico. Website: https://www.millericons.com/, https://sanmiguelicons.com/