Archangel Gabriel Icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Archangel Gabriel Icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox Icon of Archangel Gabriel, Gabriil (3). Commemorated November 8th. Gabriel, the holy Archistrategos (Leader of the Heavenly Hosts), is a faithful servant of the Almighty God. He announced the future Incarnation of the Son of God to those of the Old Testament; he inspired the Prophet Moses to write the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament), he announced the coming tribulations of the Chosen People to the Prophet Daniel (Dan. 8:

St Gregory combined his priestly duties with the life of a hermit

he was able to earn his livelihood and also alms for the poor

but they replied that they honored the One God and worshiped only Him

The holy Prophet John bore witness to the Only-Begotten Son of God

and healed his crippled hand

the daughter of the emperor

He then shouted all the more loudly ordering the boat to stop

and they decided to withdraw into the wilderness to avoid this

granting her the imperial title Augusta

the spreading and the unfurling of lines and shapes aim to create the impression of the immense and awesome beauty of the cosmos

"Who are you

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