Icon of the transfiguration of Jesus Christ (the Anointed).  The transfiguration of Christ is one of the highest holy days of the Eastern Orthodox Church.  “This is my beloved Son: hear him”  (Mark 9, 2-7).  Jesus Christ, dressed in white, standing upon a cloud wearing a green-blue halo or circle of light (mandorla) which surrounds the whole person. The Gloriole or big nimbus or, as shown here, in the form of a mandorla, are considered the symbols of perfection and eternity.