His eyes are not as good as they were, so he does some of the work on canvas in his studio, where he has a magnifier. But six years later, Archbishop Alypy still has about a third of the space to cover. He immediately set to work on the frescoes.

They would present Archbishop Alypy with a suitable canvas to illustrate the life of Christ and other scenes and saints meaningful to the Russian Orthodox religion. Unlike the old structure, which was unsuitable for frescoes, the new building was designed with Byzantine arches, vaults and a dome-all covered in plaster. The cathedral was built by the parish in Des Plaines in 1991 to replace an overcrowded building in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. 'This' is the nave of the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral. He would like him to do 'The Resurrection of Christ' on the other side of the church, but the archbishop is not sure he can find the time.Īsked recently about how many requests he receives to do icons or frescoes, Archbishop Alypy gestured in a can't-keep-track manner. Demitrios' Father Evagoras Constantinides. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on Winona Street in Chicago. Last summer, he completed an 8-by-11-foot fresco titled 'The Nativity of Christ' on the wall of the St.

The archbishop's reputation as an iconographer extends to his frescoes, the religious scenes and designs that often plaster the walls, arches and ceilings of Eastern Orthodox Churches. (Archbishop Alypy) is really something,' said Father Elias. 'It is because he is one of the top people in what is called the Jordanville School (style) of painting founded by Archmandrite Kyprian, who was Archbishop Alypy's teacher.

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