St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church was built in 1993 and has been installing icons in waves over the years. The first installation was in 2002, and the second was in 2005-06. It holds ...

How icons are made. Iconographer Elias Katsaros doesn't actually paint the icons directly onto the wall. It's more like wallpaper, the Rev. Peter Pier of St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox ...

Ukrainian artist Vladimir Grygorenko pauses while painting an iconic representation of the ascension of Christ in the cupola of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Euless, Texas, on March 6, 2025.

Iconography is a big part of the Christian Orthodox tradition and serves as a way for the faith’s theology to be expressed visually, said the Rev. Vasile Tudora, a priest at St. John the Baptist ...

2 stars. OVERALL WORSHIP POWER RATING: St. John the Baptist deserves acclaim for being a physically fit. congregation. Parishioners stand for the majority of the service—about two hours—but ...

is a tradition for the Orthodox faith that aligns with the Feast of the Epiphany, and the Feast of St. John the Baptist that is celebrated June 24. According to the East Conemaugh church, the ...

We have arrived at the top floor, and approach the oldest icon in the museum. St. John the Baptist (circa 1450 CE) ... as it is to the Orthodox initiate, the light of Christ.

St John, who is especially revered by the Eastern Orthodox Church, foretold the coming of Christ before being beheaded on the orders of King Herod, with his head served up on a plate. Twitter Icon ...