St. Adamantine the Virgin- Martyr icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Adamantine the Virgin- Martyr icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Adamantine the Virgin Martyr. Commemorated September 1st. Saint Adamantine is one of the 40 Woman Martyrs of Thrace. The 40 Holy Virgins and Saint Ammoun the Deacon, were from Adrianopolis in Macedonia (Greece). Deacon Ammoun was their guide in Christian Faith. They were captured by Baudos the governor, and were tortured because they would not offer sacrifice to idols. The holy martyrs endured many cruel torments, which were

Italy and from there transferred to Milan in 1967

St Savas lived in obedience at this monastery until the age of thirty

a geophysical report was presented at the 4th Symposium of Archaeometry in Greece

He asked that a prayer service be offered for his health

His father was martyred for Christ when George was still a child

In the Lives of the Saints is clear testimony that in the year 1484 the right hand of the holy Forerunner was given away by the son of the Moslem sultan Bayazet to the knights of Rhodes to gain their good will

a tooth found in the coffin was judged to be consistent with the DNA of Syrians living near the area of Antioch dating from 72-416 A

Juliana also wanted to suffer for Christ

is call in the Orthodox Tradition the Image of the Church

military forces of the Persian ruler Chosroes fell upon Syria and Palestine

Saint John Chrysostom

SAINT MATTHIAS August 9