St. Patapius the Righteous of Thebes icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Patapius the Righteous of Thebes icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Patapius the Righteous of Thebes. Commemorated December 8. This Saint was from the Thebaid of Egypt and struggled many years in the wilderness. He departed for Constantinople, and having performed many miracles and healings, he reposed in peace in a mountain cave on the Gulf of Corinth, where his holy relics are found incorrupt to the present day. Referench:

Deeply affected by what they heard

close to his birthplace

Orthodox icon of the Feast on the Nativity of our Savior Jesus Christ (8)

Vladimir Mother of God

and with a prayer to Him she herself lay her head on the block beneath the executioner's sword

Icon of 14 cent by Panselinos

Not long before his repose

his master's favorite food

During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius (491-518) there arose the heresy of Eutychius and Severus

He acquired supernatural gifts and was vested with power from on high

From the early eighth century until the beginning of the eighteenth century

refusing to submit to his soul-destroying promises and choosing rather to die for the love of their heavenly bridegroom