These developments in the relationship between basileia and hierosyne are reflected in imperial iconography – i.e., in the way in which emperors are depicted. Down to the time of the iconoclastic controversy, emperors most often were depicted in ways that emphasized their power – crowned ... More
The art that developped in the Eastern Roman Empire, also known quite incorrectly as Byzantine Empire, took on artistic forms far different from those that would later arise in the West. If not all of its artistic production was religious, this nonetheless represents the most important Byzantine ... More
It is almost by chance that I came across this composition for orchestra and choir of which I had quite astonishingly never heard before. It is a work that is worth listening to, and which, in my opinion, surpasses even Bach’s work of the same title. It is surprising in its Baroque tones, ... More
While the Western churches have changed and transformed not only dogmas and liturgical worship, but theology as well, to a point sometimes beyond recognition, the Orthodox East has managed to preserve an authentic faith, living in the heart of men and not in books or in cultural rediscovery, as ... More
“When you want to paint the walls of a church, begin with a circle of different colors at the top of the cupola, as if you were drawing a rainbow amidst the coulds during the storm. Inside the circle, represent the Christ blessing and carrying the Gospels with the letters IC XC. Below, ... More
