Theotokos "Myrtidiotissa" icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Theotokos "Myrtidiotissa" icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of the Myrtle Tree. Feast day September 24. The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Of the Myrtle Tree" (Myrtidiotissa) is in the monastery church of Myrtides on the Greek island of Kythera. It derives its name from the fact that it was found in a myrtle bush in the fourteenth century. At that time, a shepherd was tending his sheep in a deserted valley which was filled with myrtle bushes. On September 24, forty

After the death of his father in 306

it is traditional for Christ to be depicted wearing a red undergarment

and he gave a blessing with his right hand

had lost her ability to speak six years previousl

The emperor Constantine ordered a magnificent church in honor of Christ's Resurrection to be built over His tomb

Again the Queen of Heaven appeared to him in a vision with the Apostles Peter and John

He also foretold the impending death of Publius in the sea

and concealed them in his home

they were treacherously murdered by their teacher

in northeast Greece

St John prepared himself in the wilds of the desert for his great service by a strict life

Luke stood out among his fellow physicians both as a surgeon and as a Christian