Greece is interspersed with monasteries and churches decorated with icon paintings of all the periods to the present day. However, the icon for the Orthodox religion symbolizes the means with which the faithful comes into contact with the divine and at the same time, expresses the faith through a great form of art, namely icon painting. The icons of the Orthodox faith, from various schools with diverse styles, symbolize different meanings,...

The image of the Virgin Mary embraces life. The icon of the Virgin Mary protects it. The Mother who embraces and protects. The Mother of Christ and of all of us, Virgin Mary holds the first place in the Orthodox faith together with the triune God and The Lord: God, Son and the Holy Spirit. The icon of the Virgin Mary symbolizes motherhood, protection, care, family, kindness, magnanimity, patience, endurance, and...

Son of Jonah and brother of Apostle Andrew, Peter, a fisherman and disciple of Jesus, was distinguished for his impulsive nature, his spontaneity, his strong character and his apostolic action. When Jesus entered the Kingdom of Heaven, Peter preached the Gospel in Judea and Antioch up to Asia and Bithynia. Christian tradition mentions that he suffered a martyr's death on the cross in A.D. 64. Paul was a fierce persecutor of...

With postgraduate studies lasting 3 years, the Prince’s Foundation, School of Traditional Arts in the United Kingdom, under the protection of Prince Charles, offers to those who are interested the possibility to be trained essentially and in depth to the art of icon painting, while frequent introductory seminars give the opportunity to get acquainted with traditional icon painting, its historic journey and its significance in the religious faith. In the introductory...

  The hagiographies constitute for the Orthodox Church the way the faithful come into contact with the one or those depicted in the icon and feel their impact in their life. They are a means of worship and for many a source of inspiration and creation, a source of protection and care. In each icon we can "read" the message of the Saint, we are experiencing the message of the...

The hagiographies constitute for the Orthodox Church the way the faithful come into contact with the one or those depicted in the icon and feel their impact in their life. They are a means of worship and for many a source of inspiration and creation, a source of protection and care. In each icon we can "read" the message of the Saint, we are experiencing the message of the scene...