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Can Statuary Act as Icon? – Orthodox Arts Journal

Can Statuary Act as Icon? … There is a long tradition of relief sculpture in the Orthodox Church’s liturgical art … Romanesque statue of the Virgin and …

Statues in the Orthodox Church – Tradition, Scripture …

Statues in the Orthodox Church – posted in Tradition, Scripture, Intellect and Experience: Beloved in Christ I want to ask what are the Patristic sayings about the statues of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Lady the Theotokos, and orthodoxian saints in the orthodox church and monateries, and if they are forbidden or allowed and why?

Statues in Church – Catholic Bridge

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Western Orthodoxy: Eastern Orthodox Statues

Jun 15, 2006 · For many westerners, and in the Orthodox folklore, icons are the Eastern substitute for statues commonly, and erroneously, believed to the forbidden in the Orthodox Church. Actually, statues are by no means forbidden in Orthodoxy and were always a regular part of the decorative and devotional furnishing of the sacred space, the church interior.

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Peter & Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, where the Royal Gates were topped by a small statue, or in the dome of St.Isaac's cathedral where there are statues of Angels. The second made reference to an article published in a magazine published by an Orthodox church in Texas, Ember Tidings about statues in the Eastern Church, here (h/t Fr Anthony).

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Russia’s Church Opposes Giant Jesus Statue in St. Petersburg

“Raising giant statues is not in the tradition of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and in the history of the Russian Orthodox Church there are almost no cases of this,” Natalya Rodomanova, a spokesperson for the St. Petersburg branch of the church said.

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Western Orthodoxy: Eastern Orthodox Statues

Can Statuary Act as Icon? – Orthodox Arts Journal

The one rare example of a three dimensional sculpture used and venerated within an Orthodox church that I know of, the Sokolac Virgin, is indeed set within an niche. A sculpture’s style can be abstracted in such a way as to remind us that liturgical art does not aim to imitate every physical detail, but rather to introduce us to deeper spiritual realities.

Statues in Church – Catholic Bridge

Statues in Church. Chinese Translation … Does the Orthodox Church predate the Catholic Church? The Orthodox Bible. … Here's a statue of Jesus in an Antigua Church …

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Icons and Statues – Eastern Orthodox – Beliefnet Community

The Orthodox Church prohibits the use of statuary in our Houses of Worship, following the teachings of the Seventh Ecumenical Council. The icon is flat and does not seek to embody the full physical characteristics of the portrayed person.