Trained as an archaeologist and art historian and being a practising painter, Professor Galavaris was able to relate diverse disciplines in his work, as shown by the wide range of his numerous publications. He moved from the early history of the eucharistic bread in the Orthodox Church, the dramatic impact of the Liturgy on illuminated Byzantine manuscripts, to the role ... Read moreof the icon in: the life of the Church, the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and the European painting of the 20th century. He was a leading authority on the study of the relationship between worship, Liturgy and art. Show Less