St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church pastor Father Paul Girgis talks inside the iconostasis about the meaning of the artwork done by iconographers, including Aristidis Kovaci, at the church on Aug. 28. Photos by Chris Tilley
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Stories of faith now complete in church’s icons
The uninitiated who walk into the sanctuary of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church will likely gasp. Scores—a close count might find around 100—of figures on fields of vivid sky blue, sage and lilac make the walls of its sanctuary a veritable cinema of biblical settings.
