St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church in York chose St. Thecla as one of their icons because she is a woman saint. Pier says there are far too few women saints in churches and honored in ...

Icons' roots are in Byzantine culture and history, and Eastern Orthodox icons often portray Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and numerous saints and martyrs. The majority are painted in egg tempera on ...

The icons, made of small, irregularly-shaped pieces of colored glass tile, depict Orthodox saints and scenes from the Bible. They're valued both as artwork and as symbols and teaching devices -- a ...

Eliel had made his first trip to Victoria since November for the Sunday of Orthodoxy and Procession of Icons. About 20 members of All Saints Orthodox Mission came together March 8 for worship and ...

Pawlowska began creating works inspired by traditional Orthodox icons 26 years ... especially those tied to relics of saints. But he was not nearly as anti-icon as some of his Reformation peers ...

KEARNEY, Neb. (KOLN) - On the walls of St. George Orthodox Church are hand-painted icons of saints. “People know when they come in to change their mindset,” said John Wolf, St. George parishioner.

On January 6, photos emerged of an icon in a corner of ... godless tyrant Stalin was a deeply faithful Orthodox Christian who listened to the saints and acted on their instructions." ...