(E3) GREEK ORTHODOX PRIEST
Artist – Chuck Marshall
Oil on Canvas
Artist – Chuck Marshall
Oil on Canvas
(E3) GREEK ORTHODOX PRIEST
Artist – Chuck Marshall
Oil on Canvas
The Greek Orthodox Church is founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ. It turns to two great sources of authority: the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and Holy Tradition, which includes the collective wisdom and experience of the apostles, saints, martyrs and fathers of the church. Orthodoxy believes that God has revealed Himself to us, especially in the revelation of Jesus Christ. God’s love and his purpose are constantly manifested in the life of the Church by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Orthodox priests wear special vestments for celebrating sacred ritual. These garments are intended to focus attention on God. The mitre, worn on the head, is fashioned after the ancient Byzantine crown. The black monastic mantle may be covered with a more elaborately decorated over-garment or chasuble. The large medallion worn upon the bosom often has an icon in the center. Unlike monks the Greek Orthodox Priest traditionally recites prayer with all sorts of vestments.
Artist – Chuck Marshall
Oil on Canvas
The Greek Orthodox Church is founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ. It turns to two great sources of authority: the Sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and Holy Tradition, which includes the collective wisdom and experience of the apostles, saints, martyrs and fathers of the church. Orthodoxy believes that God has revealed Himself to us, especially in the revelation of Jesus Christ. God’s love and his purpose are constantly manifested in the life of the Church by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Orthodox priests wear special vestments for celebrating sacred ritual. These garments are intended to focus attention on God. The mitre, worn on the head, is fashioned after the ancient Byzantine crown. The black monastic mantle may be covered with a more elaborately decorated over-garment or chasuble. The large medallion worn upon the bosom often has an icon in the center. Unlike monks the Greek Orthodox Priest traditionally recites prayer with all sorts of vestments.
Further information on Greek Orthodoxy:
The name Greek Orthodox Church, or Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of both the Septuagint and the New Testament, and whose history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire. Greek Orthodox Christianity has also traditionally placed heavy emphasis and awarded high prestige to traditions of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and asceticism, with origins in Early Christianity in the Near East and in Byzantine Anatolia.
Historically, the term "Greek Orthodox" has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches in general, since "Greek" in "Greek Orthodox" can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire. During the first eight centuries of Christian history, most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian Church took place within the Empire or in the sphere of its influence, where the Greek language was widely spoken and used for most theological writings. Over time, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all, and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy. Thus, the Eastern Church came to be called "Greek" Orthodox in the same way that the Western Church is called "Roman" Catholic. However, the appellation "Greek" was abandoned by the Slavic and other Eastern Orthodox churches in connection with their peoples' national awakenings, from as early as the 10th century A.D. Thus, today it is generally only those churches that are most closely tied to Greek or Byzantine culture that are called "Greek Orthodox".
Local churches in Greater Cincinnati include Holy Trinity Saint Nicholas on Winton Road and Saint Anthony of Padua on Victory Parkway, which is a Maronite Catholic Church.
The name Greek Orthodox Church, or Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of both the Septuagint and the New Testament, and whose history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire. Greek Orthodox Christianity has also traditionally placed heavy emphasis and awarded high prestige to traditions of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and asceticism, with origins in Early Christianity in the Near East and in Byzantine Anatolia.
Historically, the term "Greek Orthodox" has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches in general, since "Greek" in "Greek Orthodox" can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire. During the first eight centuries of Christian history, most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian Church took place within the Empire or in the sphere of its influence, where the Greek language was widely spoken and used for most theological writings. Over time, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all, and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy. Thus, the Eastern Church came to be called "Greek" Orthodox in the same way that the Western Church is called "Roman" Catholic. However, the appellation "Greek" was abandoned by the Slavic and other Eastern Orthodox churches in connection with their peoples' national awakenings, from as early as the 10th century A.D. Thus, today it is generally only those churches that are most closely tied to Greek or Byzantine culture that are called "Greek Orthodox".
Local churches in Greater Cincinnati include Holy Trinity Saint Nicholas on Winton Road and Saint Anthony of Padua on Victory Parkway, which is a Maronite Catholic Church.
