Epiphany is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the liturgical Christian year, together with Christmas, Easter, the Annunciation, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, the Holy Transfiguration, the Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), the Raising of Lazarus, the Ascension of Christ, the Dormition of Theotokos and the Pentecost....

Byzantine hagiography acts as a bridge between humanity and the divine, in the sense that holy depictions of Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ and the Saints, enabling the faithful to feel closer to the object of worship. In depicting religious icons, there are specific rules: Artists must faithfully attribute the features...

The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on 9/11 in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, is expected to finish reconstruction within 2021. In order make sure the church opens its doors within 2021, the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a...