St Josemaria in Russia

By Alexandre Havard | For Eastern Christians, icons are themselves contemplation, praer. An icon speaks to the soul, brings it to God. Icons are not painted, they are “written”. When an artist writes an icon, he first contemplates and then gives form to what he [...]
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Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

A gallery of pictures, statues and reliefs in churches and chapels evidencing devotion to St Josemaria in the US, Spain, and Italy.
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Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

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Iconography

Pictures and statues of St Josemaria in different countries
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What is the significance of holy pictures and statues?

To foster the sanctification of the people of God, the Church commends to the veneration of Christ’s faithful the Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, and the other Saints.(1) As Pope John Paul II said, “The lives of the saints, as a reflection of the goodness of God [...]
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