These people are predominantly Russian Orthodox by religion.

这些人大多是俄罗斯东正教信徒。

The Bema became a standard fixture in Eastern Orthodox churches, functioning as a stage for the altar and clergy.

在东正教的教堂里,讲坛成为标准的设置,作为祭台和神职人员的讲台。

Ikonic art can be found throughout the Orthodox Christian faith to represent the messiah, saints and other holy figures, but it is an exacting art that few men master, let alone dabble in.

圣是东正教用于表现弥赛亚、圣徒形象和圣经事的教形式，其笔触细腻精美绝伦，但极少有人能达到深厚造诣，更遑论成为杰出大师。

As the Orthodox faith continues its journey away from the Roman Catholic church, the need to establish visual points of difference became apparent, and this leads to a call for more ikonic artists.

随著东正教与罗马天主教会分歧日深，对创造自身形象体系的需求愈发迫切，故而需要大批圣家为之效力。