Jesus' colors are inverted, his outer garment is blue and his inner is red, symbolizing his heavenly presence on Earth. There are some icons that are always in an Orthodox church, always in the ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Artist Miltiadis Afentoulis of Nyack is painting eight Byzantine-style icons depicting the life events of Jesus on the walls of the sanctuary of St. George’s Greek Orthodox ...

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January ... A team of artists started painting these icons in 2003, and finished a few years later. "The lead artist Uglishe Melitios, said ...

A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin presenting an Orthodox icon to military commanders in April 2023 is being misrepresented by posts online that say it shows him saying that Jesus was Black.

They elevate your soul.” Near the altar is what the Greek Orthodox Church calls “royal doors.” On the door’s left is an icon of Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus with halos over their heads.

An icon of Jesus Christ is painted on the ceiling of the Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral in Miami Lakes. The icon symbolizes the idea that Jesus Christ is the head of the church, constantly ...

As Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, here are answers to some of the key questions. Dispute within the Christian faith over when to officially recognize the birth of Jesus Christ dates back ...

Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers dived into ... by priests in Epiphany ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. The legend goes that the person who retrieves the wooden ...

which marks the birth of Jesus according to the Julian calendar, still used by the Russian Orthodox Church. In recent years a large part of the Orthodox community in Ukraine has moved away from ...