Convicted IK-2 of the Ulyanovsk region wrote the icon of the Mother of God “Seven-shot”
Convicted Ulyanovsk penal colony No. 2 wrote the icon of the Mother of God “Seven-shot”
Convicted Ulyanovsk penal colony No. 2 wrote the icon of the Mother of God “Seven-shot”. His work was recognized as the best in the region, now she will represent the Ulyanovsk region at the All-Russian competition of Orthodox painting.
The regional FSIN summed up the results of the first stage of the creative contest “Phenomenon”, which is held jointly with the Synodal Department for Prison Ministry of the Moscow Patriarchate.
This year, participants were invited to reflect on the theme “Faith in the life of the convict”. Through painting, prisoners were able to reveal their attitude to faith and spiritual values.
When evaluating the works, the jury members paid special attention to the observance of Orthodox traditions and classical painting techniques.
The winner of the regional stage was the icon of the Mother of God “Seven Arrow”, created by the convicted penal colony No. 2.
Now the work will go to Moscow, where he will fight for victory at the national level.
The competition itself is held every two years. Its main task is to help the condemned through faith and creativity to find spiritual support on the way to correction.
