Old-timers might recognize the name of the Jesuit who signed the certificate: Paul Molinari, S.J., was the postulator general ...

And new martyrs are incorporated into the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Synaxarium, or Life of the Saints, and linked to the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. These stories of saints serve as ...

The Eastern Orthodox Church honors Saint George and refers to him as a “Great Martyr.” The traditional legends have ... A procession carrying the saint’s icon parades around the village and winds ...

Iconographer Elias Katsaros doesn't actually paint the icons directly onto the wall. It's more like wallpaper, the Rev. Peter Pier of St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church said.

KEARNEY, Neb. (KOLN) - On the walls of St. George Orthodox Church are hand-painted icons of saints. “People know when they come in to change their mindset,” said John Wolf, St. George parishioner.

A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus ... iconographer and Orthodox ...

Pope Francis marked the day after Christmas by noting Christians are still being persecuted for their faith, as the Church celebrates the feast day of the first martyr, St. Stephen ...

Stalker 2 will force you to make a bunch of tough choices, and one of the first will be who to give the Orthodox icon to: Mityay or Pomor. Both of these men would like to keep the painting ...

Christian tradition holds that St. George was a martyr who died for his faith. In iconography he is usually depicted as a man riding a horse and slaying a dragon. In Eastern Orthodox tradition ...

St George’s Day is coming up on Tuesday, 23 April. Does anybody care? St George’s Day is coming up on Tuesday, 23 April. Does anybody care? Those that do, and mark the day with Morris dancing ...