The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting church and state under an all-powerful emperor believed by the Byzantines to be God’s viceroy and vicar. Nonsense, says ...

The Byzantine church, too, was destined to be transformed. In the early seventh century, the Muslim general Amr ibn al-As conquered Gaza, and the church was converted into the Omari Mosque.

He is simply a stump, raw material presented to God, who then makes miracles out of Jesse’s life through the mysteries of God’s providence. The Byzantine tradition understands Joseph as a prophet.

With only 19 parishes in his eparchy, the new bishop of Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix, Artur Bubnevych, hopes the missionary character of his church will be a ...

The Byzantine Empire, which dates to the 4th century, was a continuation of the vast Roman Empire with its capital in Constantinople — now Istanbul — with Christianity as its state religion. 3.

Anchorage, Alaska, Mar 29, 2009 / 11:37 am. For Byzantine Catholics, the chance to participate in liturgy is an opportunity to experience heaven on earth, according to John Michalski, the cantor ...

The Byzantine Empire, which began in the 4th century AD, was a continuation of the Roman empire with its capital in Constantinople – today's Istanbul – and Christianity as its official religion.

Distinctive Byzantine elements are also featured in the aforementioned Annunciation of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Parish in Illinois (ByzantineCatholic.com).

1,800-year-old altar to pagan god Pan hidden in a Byzantine church. News. By Laura Geggel published 11 December 2020 The inscriber ran out of room and shrank the letters.