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Rumänien: National Cathedral’s altar mosaic iconography revealed

22. September 2021

The altar of Romania’s National Cathedral has begun to display its beautiful mosaic iconography with scaffolding starting to come down. Like all important works, the iconographic project of the altar started on paper. Starting with the highest and going downwards, the three registers present the following iconographic representations: The Tabernacle of the Congregation, which was a foreshadowing of the Mother of God in the Old Testament; The establishing of the New Testament through the Partaking of the Apostles; The lowest register is dedicated to Romanian holy hierarchs.

Weiterlesen auf basilica.ro (10. September 2021)