Ambrosio and her husband, Mike Ambrosio, were founding members of the Holy Resurrection Antiochian Orthodox Christian ... Inside, the icons of Jesus Christ, his mother, Mary, and the saints ...

For about the past 10 years, the Archives Committee has set up shop during the Greek Festival to sell icons — mostly ...

The Monastery of Simonos Petra clings almost impossibly to a sheer cliff above the Aegean Sea in northern Greece.

gives participants to mark the start of the ritual in the "konaki" -- a room decorated with Orthodox icons where participants prepare by dancing to the sound of the lyre and the drum. When ready ...

Orthodox Church Leader Says Faith Is Humanity's Safeguard Against the 'Impending Robotocracy' ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has said that ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

It is one of these handkerchiefs that the ceremony leader, Babis Theodorakis, gives participants to mark the start of the ritual in the “konaki” — a room decorated with Orthodox icons where ...

The ceremony begins in the “konaki,” a room adorned with Orthodox icons, where participants dance to lyre and drum music. Led by Babis Theodorakis, they receive a sacred handkerchief before heading to ...

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