St. Pachomios the Great icon (3) Size:3 x 5

St. Pachomios the Great icon (3) Size:3 x 5Orthodox icon of Saint Pachomius the Great, the founder of the cenobitic monastic life. Icon of 14th cent. Mount Athos. This icon shows the moment that the Angel of God gives the attire, the Schema and the rules of the monastic life to Saint Pachomius. Commemorated May 15. Saint Pachomius the Great was both a model of desert dwelling, and with Sts Anthony the Great (January 17), Macarius the Great (January 19), and Euthymius the Great (January 20), a

and much under the influence of his wife Eudoxia

The earth began to tremble

in order to avoid quarrelling

To many she looked like Saint Mary of Egypt

the Venerable Abbot of Rila Monastery

St Seraphim saw the Lord Jesus Christ

Around the year 980

They listened to her final instructions with deep sorrow and with tears

This occurred on February 8

the most holy Mother of God appeared to him

When he learned that his imperial pursuers were following him

during and after giving birth) are substituted by the portrayal of winds (as in this case) or of heavenly bodies