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Photos: A lifelong Byzantine icon painter adds new scenes to St. Paul Orthodox Church

John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the outline for a new icon he's adding to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Filippakis first paints the icons on canvas and then glues them to the wall where he will paint the background, inscriptions and other details to complete the scene.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the outline for a new icon he's adding to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. Filippakis first paints the icons on canvas and then glues them to the wall where he will paint the background, inscriptions and other details to complete the scene.
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Three panels of canvas, each painted by John Filippakis, overlap each other on the floor to depict the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
Three panels of canvas, each painted by John Filippakis, overlap each other on the floor to depict the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, lies on his back to get a better perspective as he adds new iconography to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, lies on his back to get a better perspective as he adds new iconography to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the backdrop for a new icon in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the backdrop for a new icon in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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Father Paul Girgis, right, helps John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, with the inscriptions for a new icon of the Annunciation to the Theotokos in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
Father Paul Girgis, right, helps John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, with the inscriptions for a new icon of the Annunciation to the Theotokos in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, painted these men for the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be installed in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, painted these men for the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be installed in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the backdrop for a new icon in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, draws the backdrop for a new icon in the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, lays out the five canvases that make up the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, lays out the five canvases that make up the Raising of Lazarus icon that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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A sketch of the icons that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
A sketch of the icons that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, painted these saints that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, painted these saints that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples, as seen on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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Father Paul Girgis displays the layout of the new iconography that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples by John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
Father Paul Girgis displays the layout of the new iconography that will be added to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples by John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, adds more iconography to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
John Filippakis, a lifelong Byzantine icon painter, adds more iconography to the sanctuary of St. Paul Orthodox Church in Naples on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018.
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