There’s another level of meaning in the Orthodox sign of the cross, though, that is more readily documented. The Orthodox hold their hand with the index and middle fingers and thumb together, a ...

IT was a combination of luck and experience that brought Yanni Frazis his second gold cross at the Greek Orthodox’s Blessing of the Waters ceremony. Read Today's Paper Tributes.

The church is khaki green, topped with a gold Orthodox cross. The diameter of the main dome, at 19.45m, references the end of the second world war. Nazi tanks were melted to make the floor.