Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Monarch’s favoured liturgical artist repairs Greek Orthodox chapel at Scottish castle that is home to the popular BBC reality ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

While Spielberg and Coen are household names, the Condoleon brothers are looking to make their own mark with the mid-March ...

The museum displays Bulgarian icons and the church claims that the museum contains the largest collection of Orthodox icons in ... is built in a beautiful Neo-Byzantine style of architecture ...

Built in 1848, this Orthodox church is full of frescoes and icons for visitors to see ... on a spot that has seen churches since the first Byzantine one in the 8th century. Make sure to see ...

1 To this day, the Greek Orthodox Christians venerate a wellspring of Nazareth ... in her hand is dated back to the seventh century (Milano, ivory cover). The Byzantine mosaic portraying the ...

Orthodox faithful hike 300 steps to reach Panagia Tsambika monastery and its chapel atop a lofty peak. At a newer monastery nearby, women hang votives around an icon of the Virgin, believing it ...

He "passed away" at the age of 95 - He was very active in Orthodox youth organizations - He founded the first missionary ...

Their rituals reflect the eastern roots of the faith, while the architecture of their churches – blending local, Byzantine, Islamic ... One of Maaloula's main monuments is the Greek Orthodox Convent ...

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a Russian Orthodox church built by Tzar Ivan the Terrible ... by passages and galleries and contains a collection of 400 religious icons, dating from the 16th ...

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