'''Dumnezeu Tatăl''' ''(Avva)'' is the fountainhead (source) of the [[Holy Trinity]], and the maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
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==Creator==
[[GodDumnezeu]] the Father created all things through the [[Jesus Christ|Son]], in the [[Holy Spirit]] ([[Genesis]] 1 and 2; [[John]] 1:3; [[Job]] 33:4), and Orthodox Christians are called to [[worship]] Him (John 4:23). The Father loves us and sent His Son to give us everlasting life (John 3;16).==First person of the TrinityPersoană a Sfintei Treimi==
The [[scripture]]s reveal the one God is Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternally sharing the one divine nature. From the Father the Son is begotten before all ages and all time ([[Psalm]] 2:7; II [[Corinthians]] 11:31). It is also from the Father the Holy Spirit eternally proceeds (John 15:26). The Orthodox Church teaches that we come to know the Father through Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit, (Matthew 11:27).
==The name Father==
Another icon, that depicts the Father, is the ''Paternity icon''. It also depicts God the Father as an old man with a white beard with the young boy Jesus, sitting on his lap, holding a dove.