“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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...