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Icons
of Glory
By
Peter Dzyuba
      
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Petro (Peter) Dzyuba
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Photo Gallery of Icons
Holy Trinity and Angels
Our Lord Jesus Christ
Holy
Mother of God
Christian Feasts
Saints in
Christ
Miscellaneous
Petro has a strong
desire and urge for iconographic work; however, he has limited
resources. Many projects are done for donations. This is an
opportunity for you to become an active enlightener of Christian
Holy Scriptures and traditions through icons.
Please share some
of your resources for him to be able to share the images of
God's love for mankind and knowledge of the Heavenly Kingdom
among people of this world.
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Peter Dzyuba's first
encounter with Iconography happened in Western Australia in
1991. Because of religious oppression in his native Ukraine, since the
take over of the communists in 1917, very little exposure to religious
art was possible. He was impressed with the spiritual depth
and beauty of the traditional Orthodox Iconography and felt the need to dedicate his
life to glorify God through the writing of icons.
Peter was especially touched by the encounter with the keeper of the
Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Iveron, José (Joseph) Muñoz-Cortez,
who was an iconographer as well. He was traveling with this Icon around
the world. José Muñoz-Cortez was an apprentice of the great
iconographer of our times -Archimandrite Kyprian (Pyzhov) (Blessed
Memory †) . Father Kyprian carried out all the Iconographic work for the Russian Church Abroad for the past
40-50 years. His icons and Iconostasis are widespread around the world
and are of Heavenly beauty.
Peter learned about the Icon Studio in the Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville, NY under direction of father Kyprian.
The Icon Studio was known for a rich tradition of Russian Iconography.
Having seen and admired father Kyprian work, Peter's one desire was to learn from this remarkable master of Iconography.
In 1992, God made possible for Peter
to travel to the Holy Land and be part of the Christian community there
for one full year. Over there, he met mother Veronica (from the Russian Monastery of
The Ascension of the Lord, Mount of Olives), who is an iconographer
herself. She was Peter's first instructor of Iconography from a spiritual
perspective. This experience made Peter's aspiration to become an
iconographer even more fervent.
In 1993, Peter was finally able to become a student in the Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY, and a
formal apprentice of the Iconography Studio.
Upon
graduation, he has been fully dedicated to Iconography in his workshop.
He has written hundreds of icons for believers in the United States and
abroad. Some of his projects include frescos in chapels and churches,
gilding of domes, Iconostasis for churches and communities, among
others. Please visit Peter's Photo Gallery at the top of the page and contact him
with any inquiry.
©Petro Dzyuba. No reproductions or copying by any means are allowed
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