"The Church claims an icon is the aftermath of divine incarnation of Christ and it came into being as a result of this incarnation, and that is why it lies in the very essence of Christianity and presents its integral part"

"To those, who subscribed by mouths, hearts and soul, Through words, through painting and Icons To coming of embodied Divine Word: Eternal Remembrance!"

"I do not worship matter but its Creator who turned into matter for me who accepted life in body and who committed my salvation through matter"

"The Church tradition is expressed not only by words and deeds and gestures made during a ceremony but by art as well - through lines and colours of sacred icons. Icon is not merely a religious painting, with a purpose to arouse specific feelings of an observer - it is just one of the ways of God to reveal himself to us. Through icons an Orthodox Christian is granted vision of spiritual world. Since the icon is a part of tradition, the icon writers have not any freedom of depiction nor introduction of any changes according to their inclinations as their art has to reflect not only their own taste of aesthetics but also comprehension of the Church. Artistic inspiration is not precluded but it should be manifested within the scope of specified tenets. It is obvious that an iconographer should be a good artist but what is more important - he should be also a sincere Christian, which lives in the spirit of Tradition and prepares for his work through confession and Holy Communion."