December 11, 2019

Icons Part 1
The Face of Christ

- Fr. Micah Hirschy -


Beauty will Save the World: Part 1 - The earliest images of the face of Christ. Implicit in these images are echos of the Old and New Testament.  These images are not only aesthecially beautiful, but a deeper expression of beauty and set the stage for almost all the iconography of Christ.



Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cros

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Photography Credits: Beth Hontzas - Music: Presbytera Katerina Makiej





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Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where he graduated with an M. Div. in 2007. Upon graduating, he began working at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN as Pastoral Assistant. He was married in 2011 to Anastasia Hartzes of Mobile, AL and was ordained to the Deaconate and Priesthood by Metropolitan ALEXIOS of Atlanta in December of 2012. He currently serves as Ephemerios at the Holy Trinity Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL.