This collection is arranged chronologically, followed by undated materials which are arranged alphabetically.
HRL.2018.0038: John Barns, 2018 August; HRL.2019.0010: John Barns, 2019 March
[identification of item], John R. Barns Iconography Collection, SPEC.HRL.0006, Hilandar Research Library, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Nicole Miller, 2018 December-2019 March; Finding aid written by: Nicole Miller, 2018 December-2019 March
The John R. Barns Iconography Collection contains materials related to the Mount Athos Center and the Hilandar Monastery. The Mount Athos Center is located in the historic Nedelkos Mansion in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was founded in 2000 by the Municipality of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Holy Community of Mount Athos. The center houses the bookstore, the archives and its book stock, as well as the pilgrim’s office of Mount Athos. The Hilandar Monastery is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries located in Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in 1198, by the Archbishop of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava and his father Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, The monastery is a focal point of Serbian religious and secular culture.
The collection also contains materials from the exhibition "Icons: Collections from Tallinn" at the Mikkeli Muuseum in Tallinn, Estonia. Icons are religious works of art in Christianity that generally depict Christ, Mary, and various saints and angels.
As of 2013, John Barns was a parishioner and the iconologist at the Christ The Saviour Orthodox Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Barns presented his lecture “"Mount Athos: Glimpses into The Divine Garden" at Agia Sophia Gallery in January 2013.
The John R. Barns Iconography Collection contains lecture transcripts, flyers, and pamphlets related to the Mount Athos Center written in English. It contains two items written in Greek: a brochure about the center, along with a promotional bulletin about the history of the Hilandar Monastery. Two pamphlets about icons in the Mikkeli Muuseum, one of which is in Serbian, are included, along with a wall calendar from St. Tikhon's Monastery. The materials within this collection are dated circa 2012-2018.