The early church believed that after his death Christ descended into hell in order to rescue the souls of the righteous.

The ancient Greeks associated the entrance to Hades with a real-life location in ancient Greece. Where was this place?

On Great and Holy Saturday the Orthodox Church commemorates the burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. It is the day ...

The Gospel of Matthew describes the death of Christ with incredible signs that are meant to draw our attention to something ...

Holy Week is the holiest week of the Greek Orthodox Church, symbolizing the passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.