The tradition of icon painting began to develop simultaneously with the development of Christianity. In the modern era, avant ...

This is considered the most important and joyous festival – the "Feast of Feasts" – in the Eastern Orthodox Church. While sharing the core belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

But most Eastern Orthodox celebrate Christ's birth on January ... you see his mother and the Apostle John at his side. In the Resurrection, said Father Radoicich, is "Christ trampling down death ...

A large icon of Christ will be painted on the ... help people to understand," Ambrosio said. The Holy Resurrection Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church is hosting a concert in honor of Mareena ...

Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on the same ... different from the Easter Sunday observed by the Orthodox Church, a tradition of many centuries.

Early Christians adopted the egg as a representation of Jesus Christ's resurrection and the promise ... In some Eastern Orthodox communities, eggs were dyed red to symbolize the blood of Christ ...

Inside St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in Sydney. Source: SBS Many Coptic Christian families attend midnight mass on Easter Saturday to celebrate the resurrection ... near an icon at home and ...

Each year, believers celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on a ... according to the History Channel. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the date of Easter also varies. This branch follows ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Archbishop Anastasios, head of the Orthodox Church of Albania, died at a hospital in Athens at the age of 95 on Saturday, the church announced. Anastasios played a key role in ...