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

St. Anna icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Anna, Mother of Theotokos (2). Commemorated July 25 & December 9. Protector Saint of : Childbirth Saint Anna was the daughter of Matthan the priest, who was of the tribe of Levi. St Anna's family came from Bethlehem. St Anna lived with her husband Joachim at Nazareth in Galilee. They were childless into their old age and all their life they grieved over this. They had to endure derision and scorn, since at that time

Irene kept the feast of St

the plaque on the tomb fell and broke into many pieces

Because of his ascetic life and firm confession of the Orthodox Faith

For three years St Dionysius remained a companion of the holy Apostle Paul in preaching the Word of God

Michael Grand Taxiarch is depicted in a formal

who then gave it to a Cistercian abbey in France

The most singular aspect of the work is that the two halves of Christ's face express different emotions: on the side on which He holds the Gospel

Photini is considered a Patron Saint for those repentant and those suffering carnal temptations

Commemorated June 12

Orthodox Icon of Martyr Sophia and her three daughters at Rome

Neither figure was damaged

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Uncovering of the Precious Cross and the Precious Nails by the Holy Empress Helen on March 6