Celebrating Sacred Art - Hellenic College
Celebrating Sacred Art - Hellenic College
Celebrating Sacred Art - Hellenic College
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George Filippakis<br />
George Filippakis is one of the best-known iconographers in the United States. Originally from Crete,<br />
he began his apprenticeship at age eleven under master iconographer Stylianos Kartakis. He attended<br />
the School of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s in Athens. His work appears in about 90 churches throughout the United<br />
States, Canada, Australia, and Europe.<br />
He has installed several icons in the Holy Cross Chapel: The Annunciation, The Hospitality of<br />
Abraham (Holy Trinity), The Vision of St. Peter of Alexandria, The Extreme Humility, and Above on the<br />
Throne and Below in the Grave. He also installed iconography in the dome of the Archbishop Iakovos<br />
Library and Learning Resource Center Museum (see below and page 34).<br />
“You have to love the work and you have to have faith. God gave you this talent, but you have to<br />
believe in it. I always pray to God for each piece to be a success.”<br />
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