2. an image of Christ, a saint, etc., usu. painted on a wooden panel or done in mosaics and venerated as sacred in the Eastern Church. 3. a sign or representation that stands for something by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it; symbol: an icon of womanhood. 4. a person ...
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images in christian worship, affinities with pagan idolatrythe reformation's iconoclastic legacyiconoclastic controversyAn icon is an image used for the purposes of religious devotion, typically depicting Christian figures (e.g. Christ, the Virgin Mary, or one or more of the saints and martyrs), ...
Iconoclasts whitewashing an icon of Christ, miniature in the Theodore Psalter (Add MS 19352, fol. 27v), 1066, Constantinople (The British Library) By the eighth and ninth centuries, icons were increasingly popular, and arguments about religious images boiled over in what is called the “Iconocla...
He was the first to confess Jesus as the Christ and was entrusted by Jesus as the “rock” upon which the Church would be built. His denial of Jesus was followed by repentance and reaffirmation of his faith. After Jesus’ resurrection, Peter emerged as the leader of the early Christian ...
The cross-shaped ground plan of the Christian transept church is sometimes interpreted as an architectural portrayal of the crucified Christ, theapsewith its altar representing Christ’s head. The holy place as a structural creation together with its natural setting may create anidyllicor overwhelming...
or series of icons you've always wanted for your home/church. Request a quote The Orthodox Icon In the Orthodox church icons offer us the opportunity to see the unseen, just like the disciples Peter, James and John did when Christ was transfigured before them on Mount Tabor. In that momen...
“Sacred images in our churches and homes are intended to awaken and nourish our faith in the mystery of Christ. “ The Catechism of the Catholic Church 1192 Discover Sacred Icons "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam - For the Greater glory of God. All of my work is based on this Latin moto. Every...
Well, we see a fellow at right in minimal clothing. This is often the attire of “Holy Fools,” or to use the more formal title, “Fools for Christ’s Sake.” Beside him we see what we can recognize from many other icons as the depiction of an enclosed monastery. Usually when we ...