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It is the tradition of the [[Church]] to depict "God is with us" by having the a large Pantocrator icon inside of the central dome, or ceiling of the church.
The oldest known Pantocrator icon was written in the sixth century. It was preserved in the monastery of St. Catherine in the Sinai desert. This remote location enabled the image to survive the destruction of most icons during the [[Iconoclasm|iconoclastic]] era in Byzantine history, (726 to -815 ) when most icons were destroyed.
[[Category:About Icons]]
[[el:Ο Χριστός Παντοκράτωρ (αγιογραφία)]]
