The National Gallery presents another blockbuster exhibition in celebration of its 200th anniversary exploring the vibrant new way of painting that developed in early 14th century Siena. The rigidity ...

A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

“Only through the prayers of our people, if we are close to Jesus and Mary, will we truly achieve independence.” The post On this remote isle, an icon of the Virgin Mary has endured the flames ...

It is an icon of bright colors, depicting the Archangel Gabriel (1), who has descended from heaven, and the Virgin Mary (2), who has been chosen to be the Mother of God. 1. The Archangel Gabriel ...

Near Leonidio, the Holy Monastery is built on the steep cliff of Mount Parnon, at the spot where, in 1300 AD, two hermits saw a light and, as they approached, beheld the icon of the Virgin Mary ...

Located on a remote cliff peninsula in the village of Paleokastritsa, the Byzantine monastery is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the site dates back to the early 1200s. The grounds of the ...

FUJISAWA, Kanagawa Prefecture--A sculptor has almost completed a nearly 10-meter-tall wooden statue of Virgin Mary that he started carving 40 years ago to pray for the souls of thousands of people ...

Starting well before dawn in a tiny, dark chapel, the Orthodox Christian monk prays to the icon of the Virgin Mary that gives its name to the whitewashed complex perched between sky and sea ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November ... first documented in the 11th century within the Byzantine Catholic Church. It was introduced into ...