Michael III, the "Alcoholic" Byzantine Emperor, ruled surprisingly well despite his controversial behavior and personal ...

Father Spyridon has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside high above the Aegean Sea ...

A Greek Orthodox monastery in Italy, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome in the epicenter ...

But a few Orthodox Christian monks remain icons of local life — so much so ... Tradition holds that Byzantine monks fleeing persecution in the Middle East in the 9th century sailed to this ...

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Macon unveils new iconography, enhancing worship with vibrant new iconography.

The Gelati monastery, one of the largest medieval Orthodox monasteries, was also a centre of science ... As a royal monastery, Gelati possessed extensive lands and was richly endowed with icons, ...

This course examines the art and architecture of the Byzantine empire from its sources in Late Antique Rome to its fall in 1453 as well as its influence in the Orthodox Christian art of Russia, Greece ...

Mega Spileo Monastery It is one of Greece’s best-known monasteries and most important Orthodox pilgrimages ... gold-embroidered Epitaphs, Byzantine icons of great value, and more. If you have academic ...

Among the prominent statues are those of Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great; the Founders of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, showcasing key religious figures; Justinian I, the ...