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Jun 25, '12, 9:45 pm
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What are icons?
I apologize if this is in the wrong place. I put it here because I have seen other icon threads being posted.
What exactly are icons? I have been hearing a lot about them on CAF and started wondering what they were.
I heard that they are written by people so is it okay to venerate an icon that is not written by a right person or something?
Thank you
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Jun 25, '12, 9:51 pm
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Re: What are icons?
They are windows to heaven where we see the transfigured saints, the Theotokos and Christ in their heavenly glory.
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Jun 26, '12, 12:29 am
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Re: What are icons?
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Originally Posted by ConstantineTG
They are windows to heaven where we see the transfigured saints, the Theotokos and Christ in their heavenly glory.
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Exactly . I can spend hours looking at an icon of The Theotokos of the Passion.
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Last edited by CatholicLife; Jun 26, '12 at 12:40 am.
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Jun 26, '12, 4:23 am
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Re: What are icons?
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Originally Posted by ConstantineTG
They are windows to heaven where we see the transfigured saints, the Theotokos and Christ in their heavenly glory.
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 interesting, this the first time I hear about such thing!, any Catholic reference for that?
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