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 ...

Orthodox Christian art has almost nothing in common with its Catholic and Protestant counterparts despite the shared ...

According to Al-Ahram, St. Catherine's Monastery remains the only site in the Sinai Peninsula declared a UNESCO World ...

Preparation for the 50th New Orleans Greek Festival began in February, filling the Hellenic Cultural Center on Bayou St. John with volunteers and the fragrance of the parish's famous homemade ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...