Know Your Faith
Browse this section to discover more about the lives of the saints, the meaning and history of icons, and unique articles on the role of Christianity in shaping history and our culture.
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The Song the Angels Taught the Monks
Frequently icons are created to commemorate a Marian apparition or special divine intervention -- and in this case, a Marian hymn taught to Greek months by an angelic visitor.Read More About The Song the Angels Taught the Monks » -
Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity
"Greater love has no man than this -- that he lays his life down for his friends." Discover the story of this holy martyr of the Nazi concentration camps.Read More About Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity » -
The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego
Don Antonio Valeriano wrote one of the most important accounts of the appearance of Our Lady to Juan Diego in Mexico, which we share here.Read More About The Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego » -
Learning the Language of Icons: The Ascension
"What the Book of the Gospels explains by means of words, the iconographer shows by means of his works," wrote Saint Basil the Great. Learn what the icon of the Ascension can teach us.Read More About Learning the Language of Icons: The Ascension » -
Brother Simeon's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Travel with our iconographer Brother Simeon Davis on a virtual pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Wonderful photos of the holy sites of Israel and the West Bank, from Brother Simeon's 2016 pilgrimage.Read More About Brother Simeon's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land » -
Holy Land Photo Pilgrimage - part 2
Here Brother Simeon shares photos of the holiest shrine in Christendom: the Church of the Resurrection in the Old City in Jerusalem, also known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which houses the edicule or shrine of the Tomb of Christ.Read More About Holy Land Photo Pilgrimage - part 2 » -
The Art of Fine Art Reproduction
The care that Monastery Icons puts into each icon reproduction is shown in this video, from original icon to the final laminated and mounted art print.Read More About The Art of Fine Art Reproduction » -
Saint André of Montreal: A new saint for the Americas
A saint of our own times and from our own part of the world, Saint Andre was a humble porter that changed the lives of thousands, and continues to do so to this day.Read More About Saint André of Montreal: A new saint for the Americas » -
Who Was Saint George?
Learn more about the saint honored as "the Quick to Hear" for his miraculous help to Christians who have called upon him over the centuries.Read More About Who Was Saint George? » -
Father Emil Kapaun: The Saint in the Foxhole
Saints and heroes still live amongst us. Learn the story of an American saint of our own times who laid down his life for his fellow soldiers.Read More About Father Emil Kapaun: The Saint in the Foxhole »
