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

The flatness of the image, its stillness ... “The Byzantine Orthodox iconography is not just an ‘art,’ it’s a sacred art,” said iconographer Theodoros Papadopoulos.

Contemporary art forms that take a critical look at the world and the strict religiosity of the haredim (ultra-Orthodox) are seemingly incompatible. But in an underground bomb shelter in Jerusalem, in ...

Thus, Orthodox art is in some ways a paradox ... but some of them are self-portraits, striking images of herself in a traditional headscarf, eyes wide and piercing—rare in a conservative ...

Orthodox Christians use art to make their services more meaningful ... by St. Sofroni of Siberia in the 19th Century. Icons, holy pictures, are also on display. They are meant to express the ...

you can see a stunning image — just a peak at treasures to come. Rarely is anyone this close to the sacred art in the dome of a Greek Orthodox Church, aside from the artist, but KSL photographer ...

In one image, women tread the beach in stocking feet and sweaters, wading ankle deep with small children while bare-chested men splash in deeper water. In the foreground, a non-Orthodox girl in ...

Getty Images In Egypt, a priest representing the Coptic Orthodox Church - the Middle East's largest Christian community - walks past worshippers at the Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in ...

The leader of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine bestowed blessings ... 3 "It is about creativity, about art, about uniting people, the armed forces, and government through faith, faith in victory ...