Sentences with 'icon'
Example sentences and phrases with the word icon and other words derived from it.
• « An icon is an image of a sacred figure, almost always Christ, the Virgin Mary, or one of the saints, which is used as a focus of Christian worship both in churches and in homes. »
• « Funeral icon of the Virgin, 19th century. The face and hands were painted in tempera on wood. The dress and halo are made with beads and jewels of various colours. It is located in the monastery of Petsamo. »
• « The Uspenski Cathedral is not the only place that contains the artistic objects of the Orthodox Church. The New Valamo monastery, for example, houses an image of the Virgin brought from Konevitsa, the oldest icon in Finland, which is said to have miraculous virtues. »