Icon An icon (from Greek , eikōn, "image") is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity. More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics; by extension, icon is also used, particularly in modern culture, in the general sense of symbol — i. Icon
Relationship between religion and science The relationship between religion and science has long held interest for scholars, particularly in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of religion, and the social sciences. While science and religion have both been described as systems for making valid ontological statements about the world, epistemologically, religions tend to rely on revealed ontology: either knowledge about the world that was divinely revealed (common in Judeo-Christian belief) or knowledge that is 'revealable' to anyone who pursues proper spiritual practices (as in mysticism or many eastern religions). Relationship_between_religion_and_science
Mark of Ephesus Mark of Ephesus (Eugenikos – "the courteous", Greek: Μάρκος Ευγενικός), a 15th century bishop of Ephesus, is famous for his defense of Eastern Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence (1438-1445 A.D. Mark_of_Ephesus
History of the Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of Constantinople. History_of_the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church