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An Essay in Gratitude | Series Introduction
This consolidation of my work humbles me. Thank you, Andreas C. The Writings of Iconographer Elias Damianakis, Archon Maestor of the Great Church of Christ (Compiled and expanded from essays at archonelias.com) I. Introduction: The Fragility of Orthodoxy under Attack The ecclesiastical crisis surrounding Mount Athos and the schism at Esphigmenou Monastery represents a spiritual and geopolitical fault line within the Orthodox Church. Damianakis quotes His All Holiness, who describes this as "an open wound," a phrase not only metaphorical but pastoral, reflecting the pain of disunity and the hemorrhaging of ecclesiastical authority. His writings illustrate that the danger is not theoretical or distant but is "in the very heart of Orthodoxy itself" (An Open Wound). At the center of this disruption is the radical disobedience of a faction within the historic Esphigmenou Monastery, whose refusal to commemorate the Ecumenical Patriarch places them in formal schism. Their defiance is not grounded in theology but in politicized traditionalism, a phenomenon that Damianakis unpacks across multiple essays as a false front for illegitimate ecclesial rebellion. GREEK Version |
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Ηλίας Δαμιανάκης Άρχων Μαΐστωρ της Μεγάλης του Χριστού Εκκλησίας AuthorBy the Grace of God Archon Elias Damianakis has ministered in the study of Holy Iconography since 1980. In his biography you can read about Elias' life and on his portfolio page you can see where he has rendered some of his hand painted iconography or visit the photo galleries to see some of his work. There is a complete list of featured articles, awards and testimonials which you can visit, as well as a list of notable achievements here below. Please contact Elias for more information or suggestions for this website, thank you and God Bless. 
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