The Monastery of Daphni in Chaidari. A historic treasure located at a historic street
One of the most important examples of Byzantine architecture in the period of prosperity, the Daphni Μonastery in Chaidari, is included among the greatest monuments of Greece. Its location, on the Iera Odos axis, the ancient road which was leading from Athens to Elefsina and was taken by all those who participated in the Eleusinian Mysteries, is yet another sample of this historic route. As it was discovered, it is...
The history of the icon “Theotokos Glykofiloussa” (Sweet Kissing)
Dozens of icons that adorn the showcases but also the warehouses of the Byzantine and Christian Museum. Icons, religious relics, objects, clothes, documents, all carry their history which most often runs through the centuries. At the website of the museum one can see all the collections, even those located in the warehouses, allowing the scholar or anyone interested to discover the wealth of approximately 3,000 works with a variety of...
The Ormylia monastery. A convent that enchants
Patriarchal and Stavropegic Holy Cenobium of the Annunciation of the Theotokos. The Dependency of the Mount Athos Holy Monastery of Simonopetra. The convert which is introduced to us with this long, accurate title, is situated at the fertile plain of Ormylia which is totally connected to its founder, Holy Simon the Myrovlytis. The Holy Monastery of Simonopetra, which is ranked 13th in the hierarchical order of the Athonite community, exists for...
The vision of Constantine the Great and the ruins Posted: September 13, 2018 | Categories: Current Affairs | Author: converge converge
Recent excavations near the Milvian Bridge, on the banks of the River Tiber in Rome, on the location where Constantine the Great fought and defeated Maxentius and became the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire, may have brought to light the ruins of a church, which was built on the spot where the Emperor converted to Christianity. The ruins of the early Christian Church which is dated to the 4th...
Paintings by Theophilos in a new museum at the frontier village Lia
A new museum made its appearance hosting rare paintings at the borders with Albania, northwest of Ioannina, at the foot of the Mourgana mountain, at the border village of Lia in Thessprotia, there where you do not expect art to be a priority and appear before you, but only scarred faces and wild vegetation. The new Ifantis Museum came as a natural continuation to a place we have known through Nicholas...
The Nativity of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
On September 8 is celebrated the nativity of the Theotokos, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The celebration of the Mother of our Lord was officially established in the late 7th century by Pope Sergius I and was integrated into the Western Church calendar. Until the 11th century, it had prevailed throughout the Christian world, while it has a special place in the Orthodox Christian...
An icon. A precious wedding gift with an unchanged value
From the first icon of Luke the Evangelist to date, Orthodox icons constitute a form of art that expresses the strong connection between the faithful’s life with God. The icons, regardless of their size, style or market value, are regarded as the "means" of expressing faith and connecting with the Divine. Icons inspire, invigorate, remind, and protect. The Orthodox icons, wherever they are, small and kept in a drawer or big...
Countless names are used for the Virgin Mary (Panagia)
The names that have been given and accompany the Virgin Mary determine the place that her icon was found, was painted or is kept, the style of the religious painting, her depiction in relation to her Son, the miracle or the Christian tradition related to her religious painting or her connection to natural phenomena or historical events. The impressive list of names that accompany the Virgin Mary and their symbolisms demonstrate...
