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Nov 13th 2025
What are Icons? Understanding Orthodox Iconography and Its Role in Christian Worship Pt.2
“Windows of God’s Kingdom:” An Apology and Exposition of Icons What Are Icons? Part.2
Old Controversies, Ancient Truths
The testimony of the early Fathers attests to their understanding of the vitality of iconography. This consensus for the use of icons in daily veneration and worship continued after the Christian practice was legalized in the Roman Empire (AD 313). Within a generation of the first Council of the Church in Nicaea (AD 325), one can look to a father no less than …