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The Iconostasis of the Winter Church<br> Sightseeing in Russia picture - An iconostasis is a screen which is decorated with icons. These icons are a pictorial retelling of Bible stories and other significant religious events. It is generally several tiers high. The upper tier would represent the prophets while the lowest one generally represents locally significant saints or worthies. The iconostasis would have been of help to the priests in concentrating the illiterate peasants mind on something more concrete than the words they uttered.
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An iconostasis is a screen which is decorated with icons. These icons are a pictorial retelling of Bible stories and other significant religious events. It is generally several tiers high. The upper tier would represent the prophets while the lowest one generally represents locally significant saints or worthies. The iconostasis would have been of help to the priests in concentrating the illiterate peasants mind on something more concrete than the words they uttered.
Eastern Europe
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