1 To this day, the Greek Orthodox Christians venerate a wellspring of Nazareth ... but also to Mary’s maternity and her role for God’s children. The icon shows Mary as receiver of God’s Life who then ...

The diplomatic push will be led by the Ethiopian Heritage Authority, which is a branch of the Ministry of Tourism, in partnership with the Ethiopian Orthodox ... with religious icons, Mr Gella ...

While Saint Valentine has become a global icon, the Orthodox Church has its own saints associated with love. On February 13, ...

A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. I heard much the same from Byron ...

One was donated to his employer, Lady of Lourdes church, and the other to the hospital in the late 1980s in memory of his wife, Mary ... Russian Orthodox Church in Jordanville gave an icon of ...

Mount Athos is home to twenty monasteries where only monks are allowed to live and only males are allowed to visit, women are ...

From their wedding in 1955 to decades of contributions in education, faith, and community, the Papadopoulos legacy continues ...

The Reformation split the Church into Catholic and Protestant factions, creating two roads to salvation - both of which claimed to be true. So it was very important to people that the Scottish state ...

It's not even 6:30 a.m. and already the sun is beaming through the windows like it has something to prove. It's only magnified by the gleaming white-stone beach and aquamarine wat ...

However, in 1542 James V died; his only heir was the infant Mary, Queen of Scots ... of the Congregation stripped the altars, smashed the icons, destroyed the relics and whitewashed the walls ...

Other notable examples of women who became empresses of the Byzantine Empire include Irene of Athens, who ruled in her own right and convened the Second Council of Nicaea, restoring the veneration of ...

Sometimes the most random facts are the ones that stick with you, making you rethink things or giving you that perfect conversation starter. This collection dives into a little bit of everything—fun ...