St. Theodosius the Great the Cenobiarch icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Theodosius the Great the Cenobiarch icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint Theodosius, Theodosios the Great, the Cenobiarch. Commemorated January 11. Saint Theodosius the Great lived during the fifth sixth centuries, and was the founder of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia of pious parents. Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church reading and singing. St Theodosius prayed fervently that the Lord would guide him on the way to salvation. In his early years he visited

There she saw Abbess Irene levitating a few feet above the ground

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He was raised there and received a classical Greek education

This Martyr

and after the prescribed time

and the house of Saul enfeebled

persuaded by his counsellors

so as not to permit the corporeal powers to relax

Saint Opympias lived in Constantinople and was the Deaconess of Saint John the Chrysostom

but have courage

Orthodox icon of Synaxis of All the Saints

He also told them that She would remain a virgin