Tuesday marks 119 years since the inauguration of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu, according to Turnul Sfatului. The initiative to build the cathedral belonged to Saint Andrew Șaguna, who also made the most substantial financial contribution—2,000 florins. The winning design, titled “Constantine and Helen – Hagia Sophia,” was submitted by architect József Kommer of Budapest and…
The Louvre Museum will inaugurate a new department dedicated to Eastern Christian art in 2027, the museum’s director, Laurence des Cars, announced during a visit to Athens last week. The museum’s ninth department will showcase nearly 20,000 Byzantine art objects of great religious and social significance and introduce visitors to the complexity of Byzantine civilization.…
