The tradition of icon painting began to develop simultaneously with the development of Christianity. In the modern era, avant ...

This raucous meeting, which took place exactly 1700 years ago, was one of the most important in Christian history.

Instead, she strives to suggest why the earliest followers of Jesus might have told, repeated and written down the details they did. What points were the tellers trying to make? What audience were ...

There were huge highs and crushing lows, a religious awakening stemming from a near-death experience, and the most unlikely comeback story which saw him become the oldest heavyweight champion in ...

This icon is a remarkable survival from the so-called “dark ages” of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. It is the oldest known depiction of Jesus Christ wearing a crown of thorns, with the names of ...

On Jan. 3, the Knights launched a new Pilgrim Icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus program during a Holy Hour at St. Mary Church in New Haven, Connecticut. During the Holy Hour, an icon depicting the ...

Jesus has been named the top black icon by the New Nation newspaper ... Deciding on skin colour was more difficult, though. But the earliest depictions of Jews, which date from the 3rd Century, are - ...

A combination of images of the Basilica of Bom Jesus in 2021, in 1890 and from ... protecting it from climate-related damage. Likely the earliest photograph of the Basilica, this image (taken ...

A Look at Some of the Oldest Religious Leaders in the World The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of ...

St. Vincent’s Hospital opened as Birmingham’s oldest, continuously run hospital ... Throughout the hospital are carved wooden portrayals of Jesus, Joseph, Mary and various saints, including ...

“[When] you depict Jesus in icon ... s Metropolitan Museum of Art is displaying one of the oldest Madonna and Christ Child icons in existence.