Dormition of the Theotokos (August 15) & some African Flowers for Her // The "Easter of the Summer" in the Orthodox Church

Icon from Burundi (see here)

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Dormition of the Theotokos Resource Page

Mother of God (Virgin Mary), Orthodox Church and African peoples (& Why the Orthodox Honor Mary)

La Mère de Dieu, l'Eglise Orthodoxe et les peuples africains

Bikira Maria, Mama wa Mungu

Maria in die Ortodoksie  

Male and Female Created He Them

The Icon of the Theotokos

August: the holy month of the Virgin Mary in the Orthodox Church Août: le mois sacré de la Vierge Marie dans l'Église orthodoxe!

Dormitiaanse van Theotokos

Photo from here:
"Gregory is a West African without any formal training in the art of Byzantine Iconography. Nor had he ever heard of the Orthodox Church before our Mission arrived in Sierra Leone some 9 years ago.Yet Gregory is now a baptised Orthodox and by his God-given talent is now making fine icons for our churches. This is his latest - the Blessed Theotokos and Holy Child. Amazing!"

Some African Flowers for Theotokos (Burundi 2017), from here