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 ...

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.

How to become an iconographer St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church in Springettsbury Township has been adding icons to their walls for years. The iconographer, Elias Katsaros who lives ...

Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Christian Church in Butte celebrated Christmas on January 7th. The church's interior is filled with iconography that interprets scripture through color and ink.

Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the "forerunner of Christ," who baptized Jesus, scientists say ...

One of the most striking examples is the Church of the (Hodegetria) Icon of the Mother of God at the Convent of St. John the Baptist in Vyazma (1630s).

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.

Become the light of the world.” The Museum of Russian Icons is located at 203 Union St., Clinton, Massachusetts, 01510 (Tel. 978-598-50000).

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.

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.

Besides its wrought wood, the screen displays a host of icons, their angular lines depicting saints, angels, the Virgin Mary, and Christ; each image written upon a background of lustrous gold.

4 stars FOOD FOR THE BODY: The Orthodox church requires members to fast in order to receive the body and blood of Christ. Holy bread was available for those who did not take this step. 2 stars ...