We may think that our fashion choices are simply aesthetic impulses, but certain details speak volumes. One of the most ...

There are guidebooks for the dutiful traveller, itineraries for the well-prepared. But for those who chase art not as decoration but as a way of seeing, as the critic John Berger might describe it, ...

Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome of a North Texas Christian Orthodox Church with an iconic representation of the ...

Several Byzantine emperors made the extraordinary journey from the imperial palace to a life of prayer as monks. Credit: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor, ...

Inside, you'll find a small museum of Byzantine icons, books, relics and a traditional olive oil press. While the interior and exterior architecture is a must-see for any history buff, recent ...

Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch, was found hanged in his Sunningdale home in March 2013. Born to Ashkenazi Jewish parents, Berezovsky converted to Russian Orthodoxy in 1994. His leap of ...

In time for Easter, here's a look at some of the incredible artistic tributes to the Christian narrative that can be found ...

Restoration efforts are proceeding at the Church of Panagia Acheiropoietos, with the Ministry of Culture, through the ...

You'll find pieces created in the Byzantine era, as well as paintings completed just a few decades ago. Highlights include Jacob Lawrence's "The Wedding," Georgia O'Keeffe's "Sky above Clouds IV ...

This Friday is Jumaa’ al Hazeeneh (Arabic for Good Friday), and to Palestinian Christians this phrase is pregnant with ...

Other icons portray saints ... marked a dramatic departure from the formalized Byzantine art that had shaped Ukrainian iconography through the 17th century. Art historians have praised the ...