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

Colors are important and symbolic in icons. Russian Orthodox for example use bright colors, but Greek Orthodox and Antiochian Orthodox use earth tones that are similar to those used in icons ...

DALLAS (AP) — Leonidas Diamantopoulos put brush to a large canvas spread out on the floor of his Athens studio, etching out images of a pool of water and a man standing beside it. Slowly, the ...

Visitors will get to see unique medieval wall paintings, rich frescoes and icons when a historic Shrewsbury church throws ...

During the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties, Greek Orthodox leaders dedicated the cathedral, using icons from the old church, with every member contributing something. Since then, Holy Trinity ...

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, has some of the most impressive Byzantine-style icons in Houston. The gray stone cathedral with a gold dome sits ...