Vii Ecumenical Council
Definition
The Orthodox practice of offering reverent veneration to images of Christ, the Virgin Mary, angels, and saints; it is not the adoration due to God alone, and the honor shown to the image passes to its prototype.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Ecumenical Council Authority
- Veneration Of Icons
Biblical References
- Matthew 19:27 — *Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” *
- Genesis 28:12 — and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it
- 1 Corinthians 15:31 — *Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. *