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Palm Sunday Orthodox Icon by Stefanos Anastasiadis

Savior�s face occupies the central place of composition; He sits on the ass - sired donkey - not the usual riding with one foot on one side and the other foot on the other side, but with both feet on the same He is depicted as sitting on a throne; but not on the throne of glory on the throne of humility, the ass, the animal most humble always thought, to horse, symbol of domination of the Savior wore donkey foal, are turning to the crowd, blessing with his right hand, and his left hand is closed, the symbol of the To emphasize spiritual renewal status shared by Divine Savior fact of the entry into Jerusalem the iconography depicts Savior clothes littered the path over which he had to pass in white color, a symbol of purity of Number of crowds that greeted the Savior is minimized, still including all the social and ages: children and the elderly, women and men, scribes and Pharisees, depicting each with its state of mind with which participated in the divine fact of the coming of the Lord in