Depending on how big the iconostasis is, there may be rows of different kinds of saints, but again, the placement is not arbitrary but follows…

The important thing to realize is that in the Old Testament it made sense to forbid the making of images of God. After all, God…

One of the first things that visitors, especially non-Orthodox, notice in Orthodox Churches is the abundance of icons. Icons are everywhere. They hang on the…

If we look at the altar table in the sanctuary from the nave with the Royal Doors open, what do we see? There are candles,…

Orthodox Churches, as well as many others, are divided into three sections: the vestibule, the nave and the sanctuary. The vestibule is near the entrance…

The writer of these articles once read a book that said if you ask a Christian to point to where God is he will point…