The Greek Orthodox Church of the Pantocrator in Patras, Greece, stands out for having been modeled after Hagia Sophia in Constantinople.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Shrine, on the other hand, represents strength, resilience, and light. “Architecture can have an intrinsic symbolic value, which is not written or ...

Calatrava’s design for the religious building, unveiled in 2013, takes cues from Byzantine architecture, specifically the Hagia Sophia, the famous Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul turned mosque ...

MIDDLETOWN — As a young boy in Greece, Nick Ververis spent his summer days peeking through the stained-glassed windows watching painters meticulously creating icons. Over time, Ververis, then 12 ...

Holy Trinity “stands out in the cityscape, with its Byzantine architecture,” writes George Karahalios, the parish president of the Greek Orthodox Church of Greater Salt Lake, “...as a symbol ...

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine ... drawing inspiration from Byzantine art and architecture. When illuminated from inside at night, the dome would shine “like a candle ...

Additional details explain the statue commemorating the original church or the building’s architecture ... stepped foot in the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church may recall the table where ...

For nearly half a century, the Panegyri Greek Festival ... you hear often in the Orthodox church is to “create heaven on earth,” whether it be in the liturgy, the architecture or, as in ...

SANDY — Archbishop Elpidophoros of America blessed parishioners in Sandy as he led the opening of the doors, or Service of Thyranoixia, at a new Greek Orthodox Church. He told the hundreds of ...

Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on Grand Avenue. From 1959 to 1981, Ververis painted eight icons, two large angels and a portrait of Virgin Mary above and behind the altar.