Holy Icon

"Alexander Schmemann: Fr. Paschal Eucharist”, acrylic on canvas, by Bishop Maxim, 2022

At Pascha during the service before the closed doors of the chapel, everyone noticed how his face would entirely transfigure and be full of light.
Alexander Dmitrievich Schmemann (1921-1983) was an influential Orthodox priest, theologian, and author who had most of his career in the United States. Born in Estonia to émigrés from the Russian Revolution, he grew up primarily in France, where there was a large émigré community in Paris.