Frequently asked questions about the icon
1- What is an icon? An icon is a picture, often two-dimensional, of the Lord, the Lady, saints, biblical incidents and parables […]
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Our position on the Seventh-day Adventists - pdf
The Adventists are an American Shiite (with several centers in our country) founded by William Miller (1782-1849), after his separation from the “Baptists.”
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Triumph of Orthodoxy
Leo V and the Icons: Nikephoros, the Minister of Finance, took control of the court of Ireneiah, arrested her, and imprisoned her in a monastery. The era of this philosophy ended
John Damascene - Gold Rush
The misery of the Melkites: The Jacobites took advantage of the wars between the Romans and the Umayyads and assured them of the loyalty of the members of the Universal Church to the religion of the Roman king, calling them “melchists” and accusing them of
Icon war
717-787 Leo III of Assyria: (717-740) During their ordeal, the Romans gave birth to Leo of Assyria, who inflicted a severe defeat on the Muslims and drove them away from Constantinople. So it was
Seventh Ecumenical Council - Second Council of Nicaea
Empress Irene: (786-787) In the year 775, Constantine V died and was succeeded by his son Leo IV. Like his father, Leo rejected icons
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Prostrating to icons
The origin of prostration for man is the presence of the image of God in him: - When some blamed us for prostrating to the images of the Savior and Our Lady the Virgin Mary and honoring them,
Adventist misconceptions about the icon, the saints, and their relics
The Seventh-day Adventists believe that they are the purest people. They - as they consider themselves - have not become lost as many Christians have, as they alone have “divorced” the teachings.
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Annals - Part Two - 4-5
Lecture Name Lecturer Pages Language Introduction Dean Metropolitan Dr. Youhanna Yazji 1 Arabic The Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual Man Metropolitan Dr. Paul Yazji