BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, “writing” religious icons. In the Orthodox Christian tradition, icons are said to be written, not painted. The Orthodox consider making icons more a form of prayer than art ...

If you've ever been in an Orthodox church, you've undoubtedly been greeted with walls covered with icons. They may look like simple drawings, but each one has a purpose and a specialized artist, an ...

Orthodox Christians revere Russian icons as sacred devotional pieces. But to others around the world, they are magnificent treasures, collected and cherished for their beauty, artistry and history.

A significant teaching is that this sacred image is a 'window into heaven', and not an object of worship. In the days of the early Church, Christians used to meet for prayer in the homes of the ...

Narva Museum has a large number of Orthodox icons in need of restoration or conservation, some of which have been waiting their turn for decades. Now, the museum has launched a donation campaign to ...