Where to place icons in the apartment

Those who have recently come to faith, think about how to choose the faces of saints. Images of saints are given a special place in the dwelling. Orthodox ancestors placed icons on the eastern wall of the most spacious and elegant room in their house, most often it was a hall. If there is no opportunity to equip a full-fledged iconostasis on this wall, then you can choose another place, most importantly, it should be neat.

It is not allowed to place personal photographs, posters, art paintings, souvenirs, figurines and other attributes from other religions in the vicinity of the icons. Also, a TV and other modern equipment should not be nearby. It is important to ensure a free approach to the icons.

How and which icons to buy

There are no special requirements for the home iconostasis. There can be either one or several icons, but each of them should be close to people who live in this house. It is important to know which of the saints is depicted in the icon, when you can turn to this image, where the original icon is stored.

There is an opinion that you can’t buy icons to your loved ones, in fact, this is nothing more than a simple superstition, it is possible and even necessary to do this.

You can place icons not only in the hall or living room, they can be in the bedroom, in the nursery or even in the kitchen. In the kitchen or in the dining room it will be right to hang the "Last Supper", best of all over the dining table. Nikolai-Ugodnik or George the Victorious will protect your home and help in everyday life much better than a “horseshoe for happiness” or the so-called “wind music”.

In the children's room above the child’s bed, it is best to hang a name icon, it will give him health, protect him from bad thoughts.

In the event that you have many icons, they are placed in several tiers. The most important are the images of the Mother of God and Jesus Christ, they are always located in the center of the iconostasis, the size of these icons is most often larger than the rest.

If you do not place the icons on the wall, but on any surface, for example, a special shelf or a chest of drawers, then you need to put them on light lace napkins. When placing icons, keep in mind that lamps and candles are lit next to them. When choosing a place for the iconostasis, be sure to keep it well protected from ultraviolet radiation, it should not be exposed to direct sunlight, that is, window sills, and there is no place opposite the windows will do.

Places with icons should always be kept clean.