WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The permanent collection of Purdue University Galleries is now home to one of the largest private Orthodox Christian icon collections in the country, and an exhibition of these ...

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If you've ever been in an Orthodox church, you've undoubtedly been greeted with walls covered with icons. They may look like simple drawings, but each one has a purpose and a specialized artist, an ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. According to a recipe compiled by a Greek monk in the 1700s, snail slime is a superb binding agent when mixing gold paint to make icons.