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Article: Paper Icons from the Christian East.(Brief Article)
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- Catholic Insight
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- May 1, 2001
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On March 6th the University of Toronto's Art Centre (at 15 King's College Circle) opened the doors to the Paper Icons: Orthodox Religious Engravings exhibit, which will be on display until May 3 1st. This unique North American premiere from the collection of Dory Papastratos, has made its way to us from the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The paper icon engravings (black and white prints taken from woodcuts, copper plates, or lithographs) came into being during times of persecution. After the conquest of Constantinople by the Muslims in 1453 and the collapse of the Byzantine empire, the Orthodox Church in Greece was faced with a hostile ...