Catholic Orthodox Russian Icon Church of Christ the Teacher Jesus Apostles 8 Inch RARE Beautiful Icon - Wood / Gold Silver Foil Icon Mounted on Wood 8 1/4"x6 3/4" - thickness of wood 3/4" Life of Christ Uses: Home, Church, Chapel, Classroom Decoration Makes a great gift! Authentic Russian It is great for home or church. Very Beautiful Icon! Church of Christ. A copy of an ancient icon showing Christ in the center with each of his apostles, a scene from their lives and how they died. The Church of Christ Icon An ICON is a window to the eternal. In the East when you look at an ICON you are believed to be in the actual presence of God, his Mother or Saints portrayed. Regardless if an icon is a print or hand painted the presence of God, His Mother or Saints are still there. The purpose of an ICON is to teach. When asked How to explain the faith? St. John of Damascus said, Show them an icon.