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The Orthodox icon is a fresco on the wall of a Russian Orthodox Church. In Russia, many churches, monasteries, chapels, churches and cathedrals are decorated with external frescoes in the form of traditional Orthodox icons, made according to ancient canons. They are often depicted as saints who are most revered in a particular region or in honor which illuminated the temple or monastery.