The Descent of Christ to Hades
Hosios Lukas
Construction began AD 946
Mt. Elikon
Greece
Ther choice of picture today might seem arbitrary unless we remember that it is on the Holy Saturday, the Jewish day of rest, that Christ our Lord did the work of rescuing the righteous of the old age. Here He is shown lifting up Eve and Adam, symbolizing the mankind, from their grave. The saint kings Solomon and David look on, as the shackles of death are broken underfoot. The inscription says Eh Anastasis, The Resurrection.