His dedication to preserving Christian iconography led him to gather works from a geographical area including Greece, Russia, and the Balkans. In the 1990s, his son continued his legacy by ...

They show great artistic skill, including a wonderful blend of Graeco-Roman tradition, Christian iconography and oriental and Western styles.

Part of these excavations uncovered partially mummified human remains, including the body of a man between the ages of 35 and 50, according to the study. He likely died between the years 667 and 774 A ...