John of Damascus part 5
From The Fount of Wisdom
But since some find fault with us for worshipping and honouring the image of our Saviour and that of our...
John of Damascus part 4
As it was answered to Moses, when he was to finish the tabernacle: “See” (He says), “that thou make all things according to the...
John of Damascus part 3
Either, therefore, take away images altogether and be out of harmony with God ,who made these regulations, or receive them with the language and...
John of Damascus part 2
Holy Scripture clothes in figure God and the angels, and the same holy man (Blessed Denis) explains why. When sensible things sufficiently render what...
John of Damascus part 1
John of Damascus: In Defense of Icons, c. 730
The Iconoclastic controversy lasted from 726, when Emperor Leo III (717-741) began an attack on the...
The Bet part 1
Anton Chekhov (1860 1904)
Chekhov stands out as one of the greatest short story writers of the world. Although he received an M.D. degree, he...
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Master Miguel Angel Jimenez
The Open de Andalusia
Miguel Angel Jimenez, Alvaro Quiros, another internationally successful golfer, thanked Turkish Airlines and tournament host Jimenez and all...
Koptos cemetery
He went to the cemetery of Koptos with the clergymen of Isis and the excessive priest of Isis. They dug about for 3 days...
Koptos Harpokrates
“We returned back to Koptos the same day, and made a feast before Isis of Koptos and Harpokrates. We then went to the haven...
Tips From The Artists
With all the exhibitions opening nowadays, Istanbul is becoming a veritable art city`. Catching alt of them is out of the question. If you`d...
