St. Platon Martyr of Ancyra icon. Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Platon Martyr of Ancyra icon. Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Platon, the Martyr of Ancyra. Commemorated November 18. The Holy Martyr Platon, brother of the holy Martyr Antiochus the Physician (July 16), was born at the city of Ancyra in Galatia. While still a youth he left home and went through the cities, preaching the Word of God to pagans, amazing his audience with the persuasiveness and beauty of his speech, and his profound knowledge of Greek learning. Because of his preaching he was

The plate disappeared before his eyes

" When Ephrosyne was in her final hour she called for her father who had stayed at the monastery waiting patiently

In the preliminary verses (1:1-3)

and other necessary structures

Orthodox icon of the Holy trinity (5)

From the beginning he also concerned himself with the material needs of the poor

Sicily during the reign of Diocletian

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He departed for Constantinople

an Angel placed a stone tablet on her grave inscribed with the words

St Natalia took the hand of her husband and kept it at home

between the cities of Capharnum and Tiberias