What Are Coptic Icons?
Coptic icons are often called this because they help us connect to the heavenly Church.
windows into heaven
Large eyes and small mouths symbolize these two spiritual qualities.
spiritual vigilance (watchfulness) and guarding our words
Gold or yellow represents this.
Glory
Light green on plants usually symbolizes these two ideas.
life and hope
Before becoming an iconographer, St. Luke worked as this.
physician (doctor)
Icons are venerated because they point us to this.
the prototype (the person shown)
A raised index finger represents this.
teaching God's Word
Blue represents this.
What are heaven or eternity?
Dark green or shadows often represent this.
evil
Church tradition says St. Luke painted the first icons of this person.
the Virgin Mary (Theotokos)
Icons originally helped people learn Bible stories because many people could not do this.
read
A front-facing palm represents this.
peace
White represents this.
purity
Evil figures are often shown with only this many eye(s).
one
St. Luke traveled with these two apostles.
St. Peter and St. Paul
Icons are consecrated with this holy oil.
Holy Myroun
Hands crossed over the chest represent these two virtues.
humility and repentance
Red represents this.
redemption
Evil figures are usually drawn in this view instead of facing forward.
side profile (most characters are in the frontal view, while evil figures are side view)
St. Luke was martyred during the reign of this Roman emperor.
Nero
The Greek word "eikon" means what, and the Greek word "graphos" means what?
image, drawing/sketching
The blessing gesture with the thumb touching the ring finger represents these Greek letters.
IC XC
Brown represents this.
the earth or humanity
Name characters who have side profiles in Coptic Icons.
Arius, Judas Iscariot, Roman soldiers, Herod, demons
Who were the first iconographers? (Name 2)
God was the first iconographer (making man in His image), and St. Luke was the first to make icons.