Icons
They guard the doors to the altar.
Who are Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
This person was blinded on the road to Damascus.
Who is Saint Paul.
The first ecumenical council took place in the year 325 AD in this city.
What is Nicaea.
This figure wrote the first 5 books of the Old Testament.
Who is Moses.
This online priest films his YouTube videos in the forest.
Who is Father Spyridon Bailey.
This icon is always to the right of Christ on the iconostasis.
What is the icon of Saint John the Baptist.
This saint was the first martyr.
Who is Saint Stephen.
This 4th-century heretic denied the divinity of Jesus.
Who is Arius.
Jesus told this man He had seen him under a fig tree before his friend Philip called him.
Who is Nathanael.
"No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger" is attributed to this saint.
Who is St. John Chrysostom.
In iconography, when held by saints, this symbolises martyrdom.
What is a cross.
These three ancient bishops are known as the "Three Holy Hierarchs" in the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church.
Who are Basil of Caesarea, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom.
This disagreement about the Nicene Creed led to the Great Schism.
What is the Filioque.
This apostle witnessed the Transfiguration and later wrote about the hope of resurrection in his epistles.
Who is Peter.
This influential work by a collection of different Orthodox authors offers practical guidance on the ascetic and contemplative aspects of the spiritual life, focusing on inner stillness and prayer.
What is the Philokalia.
In Byzantine iconography, this saint is depicted holding a brick.
Who is St. Spyridon.
This Old Testament figure is read about during Holy Saturday's Vesperal Liturgy as a type of Christ.
Who is Jonah.
Held in 787 AD, this final ecumenical council resolved the Iconoclast controversy and restored holy icons to the churches.
What is the Seventh Ecumenical Council.
This was the name of Adam and Eve's third son.
Who is Seth.
How many monasteries did Geronda Ephraim start?
What is 19. 17 in the United States and 2 in Canada
This is the only correct representation of the Holy Trinity.
What is the Hospitality of Abraham / the Holy Trinity by Andrei Rublev.
This saint was crucified alongside Jesus and is known for seeking repentance at his last hour.
Who is Saint Dismas.
This saint rejected the reuniting of Orthodoxy and Catholicism in the council of Florence in 1438 and is known as the defender of Orthodoxy.
Who is St Mark of Ephesus.
"Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?", a phrase Jesus said while hanging on the cross translates to this.
What is "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
In the Byzantine tradition, this liturgical vestment is awarded to priests upon their elevation to exomologos (confessor) or the rank of oikonomos.
What is the epigonation.