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  2. Russian icons - Wikipedia

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    Russian icons represent a form of religious art that developed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity after Kievan Rus' adopted the faith from the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in AD 988. [1] Initially following Byzantine artistic standards, these icons were integral to religious practices and cultural traditions in Russia.

  3. Theological differences between the Catholic Church and the ...

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    [85] [84] Despite holding a "cordial" meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom the Pope has had a history of good relations, [86] on 4 July 2019 tensions between the Vatican and Russian Orthodox churches still remained, with Pope Francis stating that it is unlikely that he will visit Russia unless Putin agrees to not include the ...

  4. Icon - Wikipedia

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    The Eastern Orthodox view of the origin of icons is generally quite different from that of most secular scholars and from some in contemporary Roman Catholic circles: "The Orthodox Church maintains and teaches that the sacred image has existed from the beginning of Christianity", Léonid Ouspensky has written. [40]

  5. Russian Orthodox Church - Wikipedia

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    The Roman Catholic Church, on the other hand, while acknowledging the primacy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, believed that the small Roman Catholic minority in Russia, in continuous existence since at least the 18th century, should be served by a fully developed church hierarchy with a presence and status in Russia, just as the ...

  6. Russia's Putin, shown alongside Orthodox icon image, warns ...

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    Such icons are stylised, often gilded, religious paintings considered sacred in Orthodox churches. The Russian Orthodox Church is an ardent institutional supporter of Russia's war in Ukraine, and ...

  7. Ecclesiastical differences between the Catholic Church and ...

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    For example, the Church of Greece would allow an Orthodox man to marry a Catholic bride in its church, providing the wife vows the children will be baptized Orthodox. [ citation needed ] Because the Catholic Church respects their celebration of the Mass as a true sacrament, intercommunion with the Eastern Orthodox in "suitable circumstances and ...

  8. Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to ... - AOL

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    Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia's most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow's main cathedral despite the keepers' vociferous protests. The Trinity icon ...

  9. Our Lady of Kazan - Wikipedia

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    Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Russian: Казанская Богоматерь, romanized: Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia.