tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post834079931567777187..comments2023-09-25T11:05:14.371-04:00Comments on The Balanced Center: The Feast of St. Peter and St. PaulStaying in Balancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-7981967962759379272010-07-04T17:07:25.644-04:002010-07-04T17:07:25.644-04:00Good question, Evanscove. Barbara says they are m...Good question, Evanscove. Barbara says they are modeled after philosophers.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-8349732915497367372010-07-04T14:41:21.990-04:002010-07-04T14:41:21.990-04:00Last week or so ago I was researching these two ic...Last week or so ago I was researching these two icons and found that St. Paul is painted as the Greek philosopher,Plato, I think and St. Peter also represents a different philosopher. These depictions have remained consistent throughout the centuries although many people don't know the interpretation. I was looking for the article I read that explained this and can't find it now. The icon is gorgeous.Barbara Schoenebergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951360211636509133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13413591.post-53862113777027919702010-07-04T13:46:30.089-04:002010-07-04T13:46:30.089-04:00I would love to see that unity come about. May the...I would love to see that unity come about. May the Lord make us one.<br /><br />I wonder if Paul and Peter looked like their depictions in icons... Maybe iconographers were at least close... <br /><br />I can't help but wonder what they and other early saints would have thought if they had known so many artistic representations of them would be made. <br /><br />EvanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com