Sacred Spaces: Church of the Sign (Dubrovitsy)
Located thirty minutes from Moscow is the small suburban town of Dubrovitsy and the Church of the Sign of the... Read More
Located thirty minutes from Moscow is the small suburban town of Dubrovitsy and the Church of the Sign of the... Read More
Located just 300 miles northeast of St. Petersburg in Russia’s Lake Onega is Kizhi Island, home to two of Russia’s... Read More
We recently shared the story of the Church of the Ascension (Kolomenskoye), which was erected by Basil III to spark... Read More
Though simple in design, Gallery Byzantium’s St. Andrew Cross is a quintessential Orthodox cross design. Originally a Byzantine cross, the... Read More
Modeled after Byzantium’s crown jewel, the Hagia Sophia, the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Kronstadt) is dedicated to the fallen... Read More
Our Svetlana Cross takes its name a popular name for Russian women, meaning the “bright”, or “shining one”. “Svetlana” is... Read More
Officially called the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is St. Petersburg’s... Read More
This week, we’re continuing our Sacred Spaces blog series with a visit to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. “Lavra”... Read More
Gallery Byzantium’s St. Michael Cross is based on an original cross designed by an unknown artisan. There are numerous misspellings... Read More