St. Ephraim on Nea Makri icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Ephraim on Nea Makri icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri . Commemorated May 5. The orthodox icon of holy New Martyr and wonderworker Ephraim who was born in in Trikala, Thessalia on September 14, 1384. His father died when the saint was young, and his pious mother was left to care for seven children by herself. When Ephraim reached the age of fourteen, he became a monk, took the monastic name of Ephraim and moved to Attica to live in what was then the Monastery of

meaning "Ruler of All

Egypt and the Thebaid

He prayed to God to give him a sign which would inspire his army to fight valiantly

They shared the same zeal for God and for spiritual struggles

Saint Maurice has always been one of the most popular saints in Western Europe

He distributed his wealth to the poor

remained alive

Amazed at his clairvoyance

I lit a lamp and continued reading until midnight

Commemorated Sept 22

I am not a god and none of those like me is a god

the emperor gave orders to subject the saint to terrible tortures and then throw her in prison