“The apostles knew our Lord with their bodily eyes; others knew the apostles, others the martyrs. I, too, desire to see them in the spirit and in the flesh.” Having sacred icons is an excellent means of constant communication with the saints, who are not mere figures from the distant past but become contemporaries and personal friends to every believer. - Saint John Damascene Icons are not only a testament to the faith of the saints and martyrs and their struggle for the love of Christ, but also a testament to the victory over death and the ongoing communion of faith after death. Icons embody the doctrinal faith of the Church and depict all the salvific events narrated in the Holy Scriptures