"For what writing presents to readers, this a picture presents to the unlearned who behold,
since in it even the ignorant see what they ought to follow; in it the illiterate read"
Holy Icons are an important part of Orthodoxy, among other things they are used to venerate the Saints of The Orthodox Church.
Click this link to read more about veneration of Icons: Veneration of Icons
Click this link to read about the most important Feastdays of the Orthodox Church: Feastsdays of the Orthodox Church
Click this link for The Synaxarion of The Orthodox Church (Calendar of Saints days): Synaxarion of The Orthodox Church
Christ with Constantine Monomachos and his wife Empress Zoe (from Hagia Sofia/from 11th cent)
Panagia* from Hagia Sofia again
Icon of The Theotokos from The Russian Church in Copenhagen
Hagios Nektarios, Saint of Aegina
*Theotokos means "she who bore the God" - a title given to Virgin Mary by the third Ecumenical Council in Ephesus, 431
*Panagia means "Above/higher of all saints" and also refers to Virgin Mary.
For more info on these saints, goto:Church of Greece
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