Abstract: This article explores: the phenomenon of statutory Orthodox iconography as historically constant sacred space, encompassing the funk-tional features of the system and the sacralization of the carrier in its semiotic-imagery of information about the values of the Orthodox religion; the role of icons in the life of the Russian people, in retrospect, and in today's socio-cultural environment; iconographic features of perception, the problem of modern icons and iconography role in the formation of positive national and religious identities. This topic is highly relevant to the background of the general desakralizatsii significant for traditional religious societies phenomena and sacralization values of mass culture. Made a brief overview of the major theories of "the sacred", as well as a brief overview and critical analysis of the articles of modern researchers defined area. The conclusion is made that the sacred art can resist desakralizatsii basic values that are important and contribute to resakralizatsii objects previously lost their sacred significance (such as during the Soviet atheistic period and under the influence of globalization and mass culture). Which in turn contributes to the formation of the significant spiritual values of the people and the formation of positive religious and national identities.