Photographs of Recent Saints

While not claiming to possess the canonical status of a hand painted or even print mounted icon, we believe that photographs of modern saints can be an aid to the veneration of a holy person after they become recognized by the Orthodox Church through the process of glorification/canonization.

We also support the local veneration or at least admiration of other holy people of whom photographs exist and we offer a selection for you to choose from. We believe that having family photographs of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have traveled the path of theosis and are further along than we are gives us encouragement to continue to practice the hard work of personal ascesis, the goal of which is theosis, or union with God.