A Time Of Gifts, Part III

The catechism of the church wall in Sucevitsa

Here is the outer, east-facing wall of the Sucevitsa monastery church. The altar is just on the other side of the wall. Father Chrysostom explained the iconography. He said it’s the story of God reaching down to us to call us to Himself. These are the various embodiments of the Logos.

The the very top level shows God, the Ancient of Days, inside an eigh…