tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710297.post4964516589142058413..comments2023-11-05T03:55:52.840-05:00Comments on Tully's Page: Icon of St. ColumbaThom Simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16171033101065452427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710297.post-13133000748526123562011-07-29T22:41:38.792-04:002011-07-29T22:41:38.792-04:00I found your icon by a search for St. Columba imag...I found your icon by a search for St. Columba images. I am myself a trained iconography who is Orthodox. I just wanted to mention to you that the IC XC for Christ is a very universal thing. Even though an iconographer uses the language of the people for whom it is intended for the title and other things (where it would be appropriate to use Celtic on this icon, if you wished), the IC XC is never done in any language other than Greek. As you pointed out, your objective is not to fully appreciate the theological tradition from which icons spring, but I still thought this might be useful information for you. May God bless your efforts! Macrina LewisMacrina Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008494851688129408noreply@blogger.com