St. Symeon, the Kismsn of our Lord icon Mounted on wood Sizes:17 x 23

St. Symeon, the Kismsn of our Lord icon Mounted on wood Sizes:17 x 23Orthodox icon of Saint Symeon, Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord. Commemorated April 27th NOTE: the name of the store is a watermark. Your icon will NOT have. The Holy Apostle and Hieromartyr Simeon, a kinsman of the Lord, was the son of Cleopas, who was the younger brother of Saint Joseph the Betrothed. Thus, Saint Simeon is Joseph's nephew, and a cousin of the Lord. As an adult, he witnessed the miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ, believed in Him, and

Sicily Italy

they told him

Commemorated December 4th

pilgrims to this church have mixed emotions regarding this icon

Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom

In 1931 he was sent to Czechoslovakia to help in reorganizing the Church there (then under the jurisdiction of the Serbian Church)

The head of this monastery began to teach the young man the method of unceasing prayer and mental activity

then he confessed himself a Christian

he would always serve elsewhere

Athos who prayed with him

False witnesses came forward slandering the saint and accusing him of treasonous relations with the Saracens

One of the soldiers stabbed the nun in the throat with a ram’s horn