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[[Image:icon_corner.jpg|right|frame|An icon corner in an American home]]
An '''icon corner''' is the family's place of worship, also called the '''home [[altar]]'''. The concept of the [[church]] of the home is an ancient Orthodox tradition, beginning in the first century. At this time there were no separate churches, so Christians would gather in private homes to worship.
== Contents ==*Icon of [[Christ]]*Icon of the [[Theotokos]]*Icon of the family's [[patron saint]]*Optional: Other icons such as those of saints of family members and significant church events*A [[cross]]*A prayer book*The [[Holy Scripture|Bible]]*Seasonal items:**First piece cut from the [[Vasilopita]] at the [[feast]] of St. [[Basil the Great|Basil]]**Holy water from the [[Theophany]] church sevice**Palms or pussy willows from the [[Palm Sunday]] service**Holy oil from the [[Holy Unction]] service on Holy Wednesday**Flowers from special services: Good Friday, etc.**[[Pascha]]l egg*Seal for [[prosphora|communion bread]]*[[Censer]] with [[incense]] and charcoal pellets*Light or [[candle]] ([[vigil lamp]])*Optional: [[Marriage]] crownsThe perishable items should be eaten, distributed to the birds, or burnt if it is necessary to dispose of them. {{incomplete}} ==Articles about Icon Cornersicon corners==
*[http://holytrinity.orthodoxmission.org/2005/03/icon-corner.htm The Icon Corner] - by Subdeacon James Davis
*[http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/xc_home.aspx#corner Marriage and the Christian Home: The Icon Corner] - by Fr. Michael B. Henning
* [http://www.byzantines.net/prayer/prayerInHome.htm The Icon Corner] - A Byzantine Catholic source
==Personal Accountsaccounts==*[http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/OldWorldBasic/THE_ICON_CORNER.htm The Icon Corner - КРКР�?С�?ЫЙ УГОЛ]*[http://michael.doxos.net/icon-corner-asheville/ Todd Michael's Icon Corner] - See also the [http://raphael.doxos.com/comments.php?id=P1517_0_1_0 living room] and [http://raphael.doxos.com/comments.php?id=P1513_0_1_0 Raphael's Room]*[http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/2005/02/saints-in-family.html Fr. Joseph's Icon Corner] ==Other photos==*[http://www.si.edu/oahp/russia/photos.htm Icon corner in a Russian peasant house] ==See also==*[[Domestic church]]*[[Icons and Home Items]]*[[Vigil lamp]]*[[Icon Corners]] - Images of people's icon corners on OrthodoxWiki [[Category:Church Life]][[Category:About Icons]][[Category:Links]]