Tag Archives: Idol-smashing

A Modern Saint destroys the idol

Posted on August 21, 2012 by iconreader

A previous post on Saints who destroyed religious images (or idols), gives a considerable list of Saints who in their lives courageously and physically confronted the practice of worshiping idols. Most of the examples come from the First Millennium A.D., … Continue reading →

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Are the Saints who destroyed idols Iconoclasts?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by iconreader

In the 8th-century A.D., the veneration of images of Christ and His Saints was restored by the Byzantine Emperor, after being previously outlawed. This Triumph of Orthodoxy not only defended the veneration of icons as “permissible”, but actively confessed the … Continue reading →

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Saints who destroyed religious images

Posted on August 19, 2012 by iconreader

Previous posts called What Makes an Icon Holy? and How not to be an accidental Iconoclast have, hopefully, explained why Icons are given such an exalted place within Orthodoxy. In short, icons are holy when they represent holy things: Christ … Continue reading →

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