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Icons

In a church, an icon is not an illustration but an image before which people pray. This section is about reading an icon: its inscriptions, colours, gestures and place in the church.

Diagram: the inscriptions ІС ХС, МР ΘΥ, Ο ΩΝ and ІНЦІ with their meanings

Inscriptions on Icons: What ІС ХС, МР ΘΥ and Ο ΩΝ Mean

What the letters on an icon say: ІС ХС, МР ΘΥ, Ο ΩΝ, NIKA, ІНЦІ, the names of saints, languages and titlos. And what to check before production.

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