Orthodoxy Everywhere

The Orthodox community of St Gallen in Switzerland honored us by giving us the opportunity to decorate the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen with an ornate wood-carved Epitaph. 

Even now, in the containment of the Pandemic, Orthodoxy continues its Sacred Mission. 

But when was the epitaph first used on Good Friday? 

The Epitaph symbolizes the Holy Tomb and its use began in the age of Byzantine Dynasty of Palaeologos (1261-1453). Its use on Good Friday began to be introduced at the end of the 14th century, when it gradually began to acquire the importance and role that we see to this day. 

St Gallen is one of the parishes of H.M. Switzerland which we read was founded in 1982. 

Many Greetings to the Swiss Orthodox Community and we warmly thank them for their kind comments and cooperation.