The Dormition Icon

The story of the death of the Theotokos, as told by Orthodox Christian iconography. This event is known as the 'dormition' or sometimes the Greek name 'kimisis'. LINKS: Another short video about the same icon from Trisagion Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pv2uy0J3eM An article on the Dormition: https://www.goarch.org/dormition Another article (includes hymn texts): https://orthodoxwiki.org/Dormition Our video on 'Why the Church loves Mary': https://youtu.be/rS7JBF_M93I Why we call her 'The Mother of God': https://youtu.be/RLqwUozAwXk A video diving deeper into "why did Mary die" by @barrelagedfaith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEdVXexNsSQ The Dormition explained for children by @PatristicNectarFamily : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB9RiPEITds A quote about the dormition from Saint Dimitri of Rostov: I will ask you today, who is it whose Dormition we are commemorating? I know that each, according to his zeal towards the Deceased, will answer with all kinds of laudatory words. Some may say, “The Mother of God has passed away to her Son and God” or, “The living heavens is ascending”; others will say, “The impassable gates are carried to the heavenly doors” or, “The Sun, in which the Most High has dwelt, is risen from the earth into heaven”; still others might say, “The most pure and most honourable Dwelling of God has been taken to churches not made by hands”. Everyone will say something laudative according to their piety. But I will address Our Supremely Pure Lady Theotokos and ask, “Who are You, lying here?” In response I hear a humble voice: “Here am I, the servant of the Lord!” (Luke 1:38) Now let everyone know that it is the Servant of the Lord Who has passed away and was laid in the tomb today. “Behold, I am the Servant of the Lord!” I will recall one more ancient saying, “Serving God means co-reigning with Him”. A true servant of God is at the same time the heir of the heavenly kingdom, co-reigning with Christ. Because the Most Pure Virgin is truly the Servant of the Lord, She must therefore be called the Queen of all visible and invisible creation. Consider supporting the work of this channel. We would really appreciate it! https://ko-fi.com/patristix Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix