St. Eustathius Placidas icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Eustathius Placidas icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Efstathios, Eustachius or Eustathius. Commemorated September 20. NOTE: the name of the store in the icon is a watermark. Your icon will NOT have it. The Holy Great Martyr Eustathius was named Placidas before his Baptism. He was a military commander under the emperors Titus (79 81) and Trajan (98 117). Once while hunting in a forest, he saw a stag which would stop now and then to look him right in the eye. Placidas pursued it on

St John returned to Constantinople

There he was ordained a priest and became the superior

then in Alexandria

Following the command of St Nilus

Having exceptional drawing abilities

that is a merchant of purple cloth

Saint Alexios was born at Rome into the family of the pious and poverty-loving Euphemianus and Aglais

The deputy was seized with unspeakable fear

Monastery of Vatopaidi

Hilda's wisdom was so great that from far and near monks and even royal personages came to consult her

St Polyxene turned to the Christians for protection and defense and they hid her in the city of Patra in Achaia

the Saint pointed out that the floor upon which they were standing had been built by Emperor Constantine before 331 A