St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox mosaic of Saint Dionysios,Dionysius, Hieromartyr and Bishop of Athens (2). Contemporary icon. Commemorated October 3. The Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens St Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed

Saint Gregory set off to Neocaesarea

and will come home barefoot

accept all those who pray to You and call on my name for help

More than once he related to them the v i s i o n concerning the building of a monastery on the neighboring cliffs

Bishop of Cyprus (May 12)

Saint Pachomius introduced a monastic Rule of cenobitic life

Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of many countries

and by the bread acquired by his own toil

where he prayed and chanted Psalms

and to explain it to people

Orthodox icon of Saint Andrew Fool for Christ icon

the judge ordered Tiburtius to walk barefoot on red-hot coals