St. John of Climacus Icon (1) Sizes in inches:8 X 11

St. John of Climacus Icon (1) Sizes in inches:8 X 11Orthodox Icon of Saint John of Climacus, of the Ladder. Commemorated March 30th. Saint John was born at 523 in a wealthy and very religious family of Syria. He had every opportunity to be well educated, but he prefered instead of studies prayer and theological readings. At the age of sixteen, he went in Saint Catherine's Monastery in Mount Sinai. Four years after he was tonsured as a monk by his elder Fr. Martyrius. After the death of the Abbot of the

Commemorated February 2

With the end of World War II and the coming to power of the Communists in China the Russian colony was forced to flee from Shanghai

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He was buried by Christians

" So Passing his life

Orthodox icon of Saint Gregory the Theologian

The Third Discovery of the Head of John the Baptist is commemorated on May 25

Grigoriou Monastery Mount Athos

incarnate in the flesh

Commemorated September 17

He was struck in the stomach with a trident

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Holy Empress Helen on March 6