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I am sure this is a silly question, but from what I am seeing so far I assume that icons play a larger role in the Byzantine Churches than the Latin Church?
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Pastor, You are absolutly correct! Icons play a much larger part in Byzantine worship than Latin worship. Also, as you probobly know, Latins tend to use statues MUCH more often. Icons certainly play a pivotol role in Byzantine worship. In my experience they really do help oune to feel as if one is in heaven almost....I mean, just step into a church that has many icons, candels lit, incencse burning, and pictures of angels on the walls and it makes one feel closer to heaven! I think that it is quite wonderful!  In His Name, Stephen
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Yes, and many of the icons I have seen are from scripture stories e.g. The Raising of Lazarus. They are wonderful sources of meditation and study too. Learning about their history I have learned that they are stylized expressions of some Godly person, e.g. Jesus, Mary, SS John the Baptist, Paul, the Apostles, etc. or event, the Transfiguration, The Nativity, etc. A Byzantine Priest, who was also a professor of mine, said that they were, Theology in color... I have never forgotten that.
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Christian iconography dates back to the earliest years of the Church. These images were painted on the walls of the catacombs, and some monasteries still own some of the most ancient images of Christ and His mother.
They contain depth upon depth of theological meaning in their detail. Archbishop Joseph Raya has stated that the Divine Liturgy, iconography, and theology must be taken as a whole. Without one, we lack something in worship. (These are not his exact words, I would have to look up).
Welcome, Berean, from another former Southern Baptist from Kentucky. Berea, Kentucky is not far from my home in Lexington!
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Hi, I actually saw an Icon of the Theotokos (Mother of G-d), written by St. Luke, located in Rome. I get goosebumps when I think about that.
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I have heard icons described as windows into heaven. The images are flat as if pressed against a glass looking out, and the gold background represents heaven. Some of the icon writers might disagree with me, but this is what I have been told for many years.
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