Icons' roots are in Byzantine culture and history, and Eastern Orthodox icons often portray Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and numerous saints and martyrs. The majority are painted in egg tempera on ...

Other Icons productively builds on interpretations of Byzantine art and culture articulated in their earlier studies, which have fundamentally shaped current understanding of diverse issues, including ...

The Cleveland Museum of Art's newly acquired Byzantine icon joins this example, purchased in 2010, the "Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa)," c. 1425-1450.

Although most icons are still found in Orthodox churches, their use in prayer and worship is becoming more prevalent in other Christian denominations. The Iconofile school in California, O'Hanlon ...

TOWARD AN ECOLOGY OF TRANSFIGURATION: ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENT, NATURE, AND CREATION Edited by John Chryssavgis and Bruce V. Foltz Published by Fordham University Press, $125 ...

The most beautiful Byzantine icons that have been part of the private collection of the Popes for centuries will be displayed in an exceptional exhibition for the Jubilee. From December 16 to ...

The installation of the icons, which are a sacred tradition in Orthodox Christian churches, is one of the final steps in the church’s yearlong renovation that involved a major building expansion ...

ATHENS - Britain returned a 14th century Byzantine icon to Greek authorities on Wednesday, 30 years after it was stolen from a monastery in northern Greece, the Culture Ministry said.