Greek Reporter1h
Kollyva: The Christian Memorial Service Super Food From Ancient Greece
Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...
Greek City Times4h
Commemorating the Return of St. John Chrysostom's Holy Relics
Most of John's relics were looted from Constantinople by crusaders in 1204 and taken to Rome, but some of his bones were returned to the Orthodox Church on 27 November 2004 by Pope John Paul II. Since ...
Greek Reporter21h
The Greek-Roman Empress Who Did Everything to Stay in Power
Irene of Athens was the first Greek-Roman empress to wield power as a sole ruler of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
Cyprus Mail on MSN1d
Ancient murals still visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery
Murals from the 12th and 16th centuries are visible in Paphos’ oldest monastery, Panayia Chrysolakournas, Steni community leader Elias Lampides said on Saturday.Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ...
Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church in Albania, dies at 95
Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the Orthodox Church of Albania after the fall of the communist regime in the country, has ...
The Art Newspaper6d
Investigation shines fresh light on British Museum’s looted, Dürer-inspired diptych
The piece, one side of which is an enamel copy of a 16th-century woodcut, the other side crafted in Ethiopia, reveals how ...