According to St. John of Damascus, “an image is a likeness ... This is the visual message of the Byzantine icons. Man was created and brought into the world in order to be the radiance of God. This is ...

The great defender of the Orthodox Faith against the Iconoclasts ... On becoming a monk in the lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in the Holy Land, John brought the icon with him. There it remained ...

The most beautiful Byzantine icons that have been part of the private collection of the Popes for centuries will be displayed in an exceptional exhibition for the Jubilee. From December 16 to ...