Jesus Christ "King of the Kings" and the "Great Hierarch" icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Jesus Christ "King of the Kings" and the "Great Hierarch" icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Contemporary Orthodox Christian icon of Jesus Christ as The Great Hierarch. The Great Hierarch icon of Jesus Christ is the depiction of Jesus Christ in patriarchal vestments. This kind of icon, the Great Hierarch, is based on the Old Testament prophecy: " You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek" (Ps. 109: 4), commented by the Apostle Paul as follows " being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 5: 10).

The tongues of fire described in Acts are shown above the heads of each of the seated Saints

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together with a most subtle analysis of thoughts and stirrings of soul provide guidance for anyone who resolves to read the works of Abba Dorotheus

for forty days

The monastery remains today

They sent the saint to the city of Curubis

By your speech you have brought on Febronia even greater torment

Coming out of the lake

and from there he set off to the island of Cyprus

convened to resolve church matters in Arabia

Julian became furious and resorted to even more savage tortures

After the death of his wife