Icons: A Sacred Art

The word 'icon' comes from the Greek word for 'image' and has come to refer specifically to the sacred images of the Orthodox Church.

Circle of Love: Praying with Rublev's Icon of the Trinity
By Ann Persson
Beginning with her own experience of gazing at the icon during convalescence from surgery, Ann Persson shares her journey of discovery through some of the historic and artistic traditions of icon-painting, including a midwinter pilgrimage ...
Icons: Reading Sacred Images
By John Baggley
In this richly illustrated book, Fr John Baggley guides the reader through the history of the holy icon and gives useful keys for understanding the main types of icons and their use in prayer and liturgy.
L'image incarnée: trois controverses contre les adversaires des saintes images
By saint Théodore Stoudite, Saint Theodore
... forme circonscrite , et l'Incirconscrit a été vu . L'Intouchable , l'Invisible , est tombé sous nos yeux et sous notre toucher dans sa forme corporelle ... tout sauf pour le péché L'Hérétique : Au sujet du Christ , toute l'Ecriture divinement ...