Orthodox Christians also sing of the triumph of the cross each September as they celebrate the Sunday of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. In vespers for that day, ...

A deliberately-concealed silver cross inlaid on the obverse of a Byzantine weight was discovered at Hippos (Sussita) in northern Israel during University of Haifa excavations at the site, the ...

Russian Orthodox cross RickP (CC-BY 2.5) What’s interesting is that these “non-Russian” crosses are common in Veliky Novgorod itself, but far less so in neighboring areas, while in other ...

“Based on the presence of the cross and the pottery and glass pieces that were found, this tomb dates back to the Byzantine era,” said Hassan al-Ismail, director of antiquities in Idlib.

From the 1880s, the Ruthenian region was the source for many migrants to America’s booming industrial heartland, to the mines and steelworks. Still today, some older Pennsylvania towns are marked by a ...

The Byzantine cross - covered with thick pieces of gold, pearls and precious stones - is said to have been a gift to the cathedral, given in 1205 by a crusader freshly returned from the sacking of ...