St. Spyridon Bishop of Tremithus icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:12 x18

St. Spyridon Bishop of Tremithus icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:12 x18Orthodox icon of Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Tremithus. Commemorated December 12th . The sizes of this icon are approximate. Saint Spyridon of Tremithus was born towards the end of the third century on the island of Cyprus. He was a shepherd, and had a wife and children. He used all his substance for the needs of his neighbors and the homeless, for which the Lord rewarded him with a gift of wonderworking. He healed those who were incurably sick, and

St Andrew beheld the Most Holy Mother of God

promising not to require her to abandon her faith

Even though he had been severely tortured

but it is a great thing to regard yourself as inferior to everyone else

This Orthodox icon according to Saint Basil

the people believed in Christ and began to demand that the apostles be taken down from the crosses

This is why he also called his Convent the "Transfiguration" and why he wanted the church to be dedicated to the Transfiguration

In the morning

and has also earned it the rare iconographer's title of "Achiropiito"

Some Christians

Theotokos "Agia Skepi" (2)

the Emperor repeated his proposal of marriage