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#340311 - 12/30/09 04:33 PM Icon of St John
Little Green Coat Offline
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Registered: 12/19/01
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Loc: Missouri

I have seen several icon of St John (I believe St John the Baptist). My question is why in the Icon of St John is St John depicted with wings?

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#340313 - 12/30/09 05:29 PM Re: Icon of St John [Re: Little Green Coat]
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I think it is a reflection on St. John the Baptist being a message bearer of/for Christ, known as the Forerunner.

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#340363 - 12/31/09 05:05 AM Re: Icon of St John [Re: Pani Rose]
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Angel means "messenger of God"... St John, tho' mortal, was a messenger of God.

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