Jan 2, 2011 · As such, there was little need to depict these Saints with anything that marked them out as martyrs in particular. A fourth-century icon of the Martyr Agnes found in the catacombs …

Nov 15, 2016 · First, a Cross, which indicates the Saint is a Holy Martyr. The reason martyrs are shown holding a cross is two-fold: firstly, martyr comes for the Greek for witness, and so these …

The story of Saint Stephen, the first Christian Martyr, is told in Acts 6 and 7. After an impassioned sermon, this young man was stoned to death by an angry mob. As he died, he said, "Look, I …

The holy Martyr Agatha, the protectress and chief patroness of Sicily, is, with perhaps the exception of Saint Agnes of Rome, the most highly venerated Virgin Martyr of the West. Saint …

Jul 27, 2023 · A fortuitous discovery by nomadic pagans, not Christians, brought to light this unheralded saint when a roving band of Arabs, who had pillaged the island of Rhodes …

Dec 25, 2017 · Also called soldier saints, these are a group of saints who were generally soldiers in life, martyrs to Christ in death, and then latterly revealed as our heavenly protectors. But is …

Orthodox icon of the Martyrs Galaktion and Episteme. Commemorated November 5. Saint Galaktion was from Emesa, the son of Cleitophon and Leucippe, pagans who had been …

The largest selection of traditional byzantine Orthodox icons of Christ, Festal, Most Holy Theotokos and Orthodox Saints, handcrafted by the nuns of the Monastery, prayer Ropes, …

Home / The Orthodox Faith / Lives of the Saints /. Martyr Julian of Constantinople and those with him Commemorated on August 9. Troparion & Kontakion. The Martyrs Julian, Marcian, John, …

Saint Joseph was a monk of Dionysiou Monastery on Mt. Athos, where he shone forth with the virtues of monastic life. He was an iconographer, and he painted the icon of the holy …