Jonah the Prophet icon Sizes in inches:9.4 x 17

Jonah the Prophet icon Sizes in inches:9.4 x 17Orthodox icon of the Prophet Jonah. Icon of 12 cent. form Mount Athos. NOTICE: the sizes of the icon are NOT exact. Commemorated September 21. The Prophet Jonah, the son of Amathi, of the town of Geth hopher (IV Kings 14: 25), was of the tribe of Zabulon; he prophesied during the years 838 810 before Christ. God commanded him to go to Nineveh, the great city of the Assyrians, and to proclaim that its destruction was nigh at hand because of the sins of

He preached the Gospel in his city

The life of Saint Nikephoros was a brilliant example and model for everyone

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St Catherine made the Sign of the Cross over the martyrs

Orthodox icon of the parable of the Prodigal Son (2)

because by his prayers he killed crocodiles and other creatures infesting these parts

Then Lucius entreated the saint to show mercy on him

a solemn celebration of the holy martyrs Timothy and Maura was instituted at Constantinople

who gathered in Ephesus under Saint Theodosius the Younger

Martyrdom and the finding of the relics

and may the Lord be with us until His grace provides us with something better

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