St. Neophytes of Cyprus Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Neophytes of Cyprus Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox Icon of Neophytes of Cyprus . Commemorated April 12th. St. Neophytos was born in the year 1134. He secretly departed from his paternal home and sought to find a monastery where his parents would not find him. He found a monastery on Mount Koutsoventes dedicated to Saint John Chrysostom. There he struggled devoutly in the monastery. His parents soon discovered where he was concealed. When his parents saw the fervor of his faith, they acceded

The wedding at Cana was a group of poor village peasants

Saint John Chrysostom explains the presence of these two fathers of the faith from the Old Testament in three ways

From ancient times this Feast was called the Day of Illumination and the Feast of Lights

The false Christian Torquatus betrayed St Tiburtius

after his graduation

the extreme freedom with which the artist paints the throne of Theotokos

and built a church

the Arians had taken all the churches and he was forced to serve in a house chapel dedicated to Saint Anastasia the Martyr

Commemorated July 27

and the celebration that Mary’s fate is

Commemorated September 24

unaware of the deceitful wickedness of Arius