On a pilgrimage of Eastern Orthodox holy sites, far from the deadly conflict with Russia, fighters try to lift their spirits ...

One of the most important shifts in history was the spread of Christianity by the Greeks from the Byzantine Empire into Eastern Europe.

The Holy Land, a region synonymous with faith, history, and spirituality, offers a unique opportunity to explore sacred Christian heritage sites deeply connected to the life and ministry of Jesus ...

For example, in the pre-Revolutionary Russian Empire, January 7th corresponded to December 25th. To this day, the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem ... for Eastern Rite Byzantine Churches and most ...

And northwest of Fener lies Edirnekapi, a part of Fatih that houses the Chora Museum, a Byzantine Greek orthodox church filled with ... islands for the Ottoman Empire. Situated in the Sea of ...

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With 5,000 public and private institutions that contain millions of historical objects, Ukraine’s museums preserve the story ...

This course examines the art and architecture of the Byzantine empire from its sources in Late Antique Rome ... We will pay particular attention to the role of art in the Easter Liturgy of the ...

Brave Cretans dancing in front of Hagia Sophia Byzantine Orthodox Church (nowadays converted to mosque ... was turned into a mosque after Istanbul’s conquest by the Ottoman Empire and had served as a ...

By Stephen Smot On the twelfth day of Christmas, a truelove gave her beloved a gift. Whatever it was, she presented it on Jan ...