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Icon painting of St. John Coltrane,1991, painted by iconographer Deacon Mark Dukes A.O.C and commissioned by his Eminence the Most Reverend Franzo Wayne King D.D. Archbishop of the Jurisdiction of the West A.O.C for the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church -San Francisco, CA. where it has been on constant display in the church's sanctuary since 1991 and has logo-like stature for the church and sainthood of John William Coltrane...

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