Elijah the Prophet icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

Elijah the Prophet icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox Icon of the Prophet Elijah, Elias, Helias, (4), copy of a contemporary icon. Commemorated July 20th. The sizes of this icon are approximate, because of the shape. The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets and the first dedicated to virginity in the Old Testament. He was born in Tishba of Gilead into the Levite tribe 900 years before the Incarnation of the Word of God. St Epiphanius of Cyprus gives the following account

The people began to turn from their pagan beliefs

Protector Saint of Dentists

without being able to find an appropriate place to rest

The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary: The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them

Arcadius was a man of weak character

Saint Ourania  was one of the forty women virgin martyrs who lived in Adrianoupolis of Thrace

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Her fiery preaching converted many pagans to Christ

Saint Thaddeus or Jude

He ordered a servant to take three bags and fill one with gold

They seized both Elders and put them on a ship

Tiburtius and Maximus: St Cecilia was born in Rome of wealthy and illustrious parents