Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

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

But most Eastern Orthodox ... a full sized icon of St. George, "the great martyr." "He's dressed in his full military regalia," he said. " He was a soldier." There's the death of Mary, the mother ...

The monks’ republic situated on the peninsula of Mount Athos in the north-western region of Greece was founded in 963 and is home to twenty monasteries with Orthodox monks ... is the name given to the ...

St. Elizabeth and St. Luke's may have closed, but their history can be preserved by those who lived it. Anyone can look up ...

Those who are celebrating at St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Nesquehoning, the church is decorated with the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and baby Jesus and a crucifix, poinsettia plants, ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and the ... This is St. Peter’s Memorial, consecrated ...

From their wedding in 1955 to decades of contributions in education, faith, and community, the Papadopoulos legacy continues ...

However, in 1542 James V died; his only heir was the infant Mary ... the nation. In St Andrews the army of the Lords of the Congregation stripped the altars, smashed the icons, destroyed the ...

One of Maaloula's main monuments is the Greek Orthodox Convent of ... Near the St. Paul Cathedral stands the iconic shrine, Our Lady of Lebanon, where a high, white-coloured statue of the Virgin Mary ...

Other notable examples of women who became empresses of the Byzantine Empire include Irene of Athens, who ruled in her own right and convened the Second Council of Nicaea, restoring the veneration of ...

The latest round of iconography is being installed at St. Matthew Orthodox Church in Green Bay. Officials say the tradition ...