Crucifixion and Resurrection Mystery
Crucifixion and Resurrection Mystery Orthodox Christianity is characterized by a mystical, allegorical interpretation of the Christian story and a view of the various events as mysteries[1]. Without a doubt, the…
Early Christianity in Jerusalem
Christians in Aelia Capitolina After the destruction of the Temple during the Great Revolt, the city of Jerusalem was in ruins, but this probably did not prevent Jews and Christians…
Early Christian Saints
Monastic Life Christian mysticism was prominent in Cappadocia and Alexandria in the fourth century, in the monasteries on Mount Sinai in the sixth century, and in Byzantium and on Mount…
The Spiritual Meadows
The Works of Justinian The sacred planning of Byzantine Jerusalem was initiated by Constantine and completed by Justinian, the greatest of the Byzantine builder-emperors (reigned 527–565), who extended the Cardo…