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2. Religious images in Christian theology - Wikipedia

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   Catholics use images, such as the crucifix, the cross, in religious life and pray using depictions of saints. They also venerate images and liturgical objects by kissing, bowing, and making the sign of the cross. They point to the Old Testament patterns of worship followed by the Hebrew people as examples of how certain places and things used ...

3. Holy Wisdom (iconography) - Wikipedia

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   Арсений (Иващенко) (ed.), Philotheus I of Constantinople, Three Sermons to Bishop Ignatius explaining the verse of Proverbs: "Wisdom has built a house for herself." [Три речи к епископу Игнатию с объяснением изречения Притчи «Премудрость созда себе дом ...

4. Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon) - Wikipedia

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   The icon depicts monks ascending the ladder towards Jesus in Heaven, at the top right of the image with John Climacus at the top of the ladder, being welcomed by Jesus. The ladder has 30 rungs representing the 30 stages of ascetic life.

5. Stations of the Cross - Wikipedia

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   The stations themselves must consist of, at the very least, fourteen wooden crosses—pictures alone do not suffice—and they must be blessed by someone with the authority to erect stations. [29] Pope John Paul II led an annual public prayer of the Stations of the Cross at the Roman Colosseum on Good Friday.

6. Iconolatry - Wikipedia

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   Icons are used to assist in prayer and the worship of God by Orthodox Churches. Icon (image) is the same word used in the Bible in Genesis 1:27 , Colossians 1:15 . The Eastern Orthodox Church (which finally reinstated the icons) held at least two Church councils in order to make a decision about the proper use of icons.

7. Acheiropoieta - Wikipedia

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   Such images functioned as powerful relics as well as icons, and their images were naturally seen as especially authoritative as to the true appearance of the subject. Like other icon types believed to be painted from the live subject, such as the Hodegetria (thought to have been painted by Luke the Evangelist ), they therefore acted as ...

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9. Eye of Providence (icon) - Wikipedia

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   This icon is a symbolic and allegorical composition of the words form the Bible: “Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.” (Psalms 33:18) [1] [2] At the heart of the composition of such icons is the recurring motif of circles.