I am an Orthodox Christian, and I am wondering what other people think about it, and what they think about the icons we have in Church.
2007-06-01 09:46:13 · 8 answers · asked by Evdokia Ioanna Christakos 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
very beautiful...
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Category:Icons
2007-06-01 10:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved the icons in Church. I studied their deeper meanings as a young adult and found the work fascinating. They do their intended job of inspiring awe, etc. We had them in the Byzantine Catholic Church too.
Christ the Pantocrator was my fave... which is why I'm such a sucker for Laptop Jesus' avatar.
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2007-06-01 09:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by vinslave 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm Roman Catholic. I've never gone to an Orthodox church, but I know we get criticized for having statues and paintings. I don't pray to statues. I pray to the One they represent. I just use the statue to focus my thoughts so that I don't get distracted.
2007-06-01 09:51:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Images of saints, Christ, symbols, etc. I think they're quite beautiful, I'm a Christian, but not Orthodox
2007-06-01 09:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by Future Biologist 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
my parents are orthodox so i have gone to an orthodox church.
i don't like the icons. i don't like the colors. i don't like the faces, they look like really serious and mad. like i have done something wrong and Jesus wants to yell at me..you know..
i prefer catholic icons cause the colors are lighter..
2007-06-01 09:54:17 · answer #5 · answered by kittana! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They're quite pretty, actually...
Much prettier and more imaginative than the icons I have on my computer, at any rate.
2007-06-01 09:49:16 · answer #6 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Got me curious now!
What kind of icons do you have?
Like the Cross
Statues
Tiffany windows
etc...
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2007-06-01 09:49:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Very beautiful. A little weird style than what I am used to.
2007-06-01 10:28:48 · answer #8 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋