IkonTour Lecturer:
Metropolitan Moses
Examples of Metropolitan Moses' Work
Metropolitan Moses joined Holy Transfiguration Monastery in 1975. Three years later he was tonsured into the Holy Schema with the name Moses, in honor of the Holy Prophet and Seer of God. Having a gift for drawing, he became, in time, a master iconographer, a skill he learned from his twin brother Father Elias. Father Moses worked in the monastery icon studio full time for sixteen years, from 1980 until 1996, when he was ordained a Bishop. From 1996 until 2002 his efforts in icon painting focused on providing instruction and an apprenticeship program for the nun Macrina of Holy Nativity convent. The last large icon project that he oversaw was for the Pillars of Orthodox Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Metropolitan Moses says that for him, this is the trip of a lifetime. The iconographic programs developed by the painters Michael and Eutyches for King Milutin, found in churches in Serbia and Macedonia, are some of the most beautiful, elegant, and sophisticated found anywhere in the world, and represent the epitome of fresco painting.
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IkonTour Director/Manager:
Mary Beth Lytle
Mary Beth has been organizing, escorting, and managing special-interest tours in Europe for both large and small groups since 1994. Her  expertise ensures that every itinerary balances the tour's featured interest with experiences of the beauty, history, and culture of each destination, always including leisure time for independent exploration and shopping.
Saints Peter & Paul
Orthodox Mission
 Saints Peter and Paul
is a Mission Parish of the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Portland. The Mission is a not-for-profit, Arizona corporation with facilities located at 1415 E. Broadway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona. Mailing address: PO Box 42816, Tucson, AZ 85733-2816. Message phone: 520-622-1566. Email address: info@sspp-tucson.org.
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