Religious icons some of which are very beautiful and ornate are simply of a holy subject?
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Holiness is generally defined as conformity to the will of God. We try to become Holy with the help of the Holy Spirit, to sanctify ourselves and remove all impurities in thought and deed from ourselves. We do this because we want to be close to God and nothing impure can be close to Him. If by religious you mean in religious orders then no you don't have to be religious to be holy. A lay person may sometimes conform more closely to the will of God than many religious. If, however, you mean do you have to follow the revelations God gave his Church in order to be holy then yes you do because you cannot ignore what God has revealed.
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