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  • Icons & Sacred Art

Church Etiquette: Reverencing Icons

How to venerate an icon or relic, where to kiss it, and when not to go up.

 

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What are icons?

 

  • Icons & Sacred Art

Why do Orthodox Christians use icons?

 

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Isn’t using icons idolatry?

 

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What is the difference between worship and veneration?

 

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What does veneration of icons actually mean?

 

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Why was there an iconoclast controversy?

 

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What did the Seventh Ecumenical Council say about icons?

 

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How are icons different from religious paintings?

 

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