Early Christian icons may have derived some of their stylistic elements from pagan religious portraits, according to some ...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Continuing an artistic tradition begun in the 3rd Century, Kim Fritzges paints early Byzantine icons in Studio 311 at the Walk In Art Center. Surrounded by sorrowful images of ...

Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, has some of the most impressive Byzantine-style icons in Houston. The gray stone cathedral with a gold dome sits on ...

Darnel Charite, second from left, listens, along with other members of a St. Thomas University undergraduate class to Father Joseph Lucas, right, Pastor of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral as he ...