On his name day, July 28th, Russian Orthodox believers celebrate the ... Threefold submersion also symbolizes death and rebirth of Christ. Baptism by pouring or sprinkling water is allowed only ...

IN THE Orthodox Church calendar, the Baptism of Christ is the central focus of Epiphany. Jesus’s baptism is the occasion of a second, and more dramatic, manifestation (epiphaneia) of his glory. Like ...

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 ...

Orthodox Christians braved freezing temperatures to mark the feast of the Epiphany on January 19. The event symbolizes the baptism of Christ and the cleansing of the soul at the start of a new year.

The installation of the icons ... are those of Christ sharing a final meal with his disciples before his crucifixion, which is referred to as the Mystical Supper in the Orthodox Church.

Orthodox believers dunk themselves in rivers and lakes every year on Epiphany to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. Open displays of religion were considered taboo when ...

The full name of the holiday is the Baptism of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ TASS-FACTBOX. On January 19, Orthodox believers in Russia celebrate Epiphany, or the Baptism of the Lord ...

This past month at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, we had the great blessing to see two of the holy icons on our iconostasis restored, that of our Lord Jesus Christ and his all-pure mother.

John the Baptist is almost always there alongside him, and sometimes (often in Orthodox icons) there is a small ... aren’t we told that this is a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins? The ...

Epiphany celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as the incarnation of God through his baptism in the River Jordan. Water blessed by a cleric on Epiphany is considered holy and pure until next ...

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate ... see when you walk in is Christ. And he's in big living color all over the place." A team of artists started painting these icons in 2003, and finished ...

Orthodox Christians also know it as the Baptism of Christ. The Greek word “epiphaneia” means “appearance” or “manifestation,” and it refers to the manifestation of Jesus to the world ...