The art of Byzantium, that decorates churches ... with vast knowledge who harmonically combined the ancient, classical world with Orthodox Byzantine spirituality." “And that ...

The Akathist Hymn, which is chanted on the first five successive Fridays of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is dedicated ...

John Julius Norwich tells the dramatic story of the fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire ... on a special religious significance in Orthodox art. The tradition of painting the same ...

As a living art over 2000 years old, the Byzantine chart is a significant cultural tradition ... Focused on musically enhancing the liturgical texts of the Greek Orthodox Church, it is inextricably ...

Byzantine and medieval art, architecture, ritual, materiality, cross-cultural exchange, icons and their modern receptions, and digital and public humanities. Evan Freeman studies art and ritual of the ...

An Orthodox spiritual centre since 1054, Mount Athos has enjoyed an autonomous statute since Byzantine times. The 'Holy Mountain ... and its school of painting influenced the history of Orthodox art.