Sunday, 4 October 2026

Pavel Florensky's reflection on the nature of the icon

A lit icon in a wooden frame in a dark church: a saint in a cowl and white vestments holds a small icon of the Mother of God.

Imagine that you are in a closed room, but there is a dimly lit window through which you begin to guess at the existence of another world.

Pavel Florensky, reflecting on what an icon is

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