If you've ever been in an Orthodox church, you've undoubtedly been greeted with walls covered with icons. They may look like simple drawings, but each one has a purpose and a specialized artist ...

He said so far the icons depicting the annunciation of Jesus, featuring the Angel Gabriel ... you won’t find that in a traditional Greek Orthodox Church,” Kordaris said.

Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on ... On the right is an icon of Christ. Next to Christ, is John the Baptist wearing oversized angel wings. Ververis said the priest at the time ...

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 ...

The leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine bestowed blessings upon 12 icons painted on body armor plates that saved the lives of Ukrainian soldiers as they battled invading Russian forces.

Icons are stylised, often gilded religious paintings considered sacred in Eastern Orthodox Churches. Andrei Rublyov's Trinity, one of the holiest and most artistically important Russian icons ...

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday, May 27, dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a historic 15th-century Trinity icon to the ...