St. Joseph of Arimathea icon Sizes in inches:4 x 6

St. Joseph of Arimathea icon Sizes in inches:4 x 6Orthodox icon of Saint Joseph of Arimathea icon. Contemporary icon. Commemorated July 31 Righteous Joseph of Arimathea was a secret disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a member of the Sanhedrin he did not participate in the counsel and deed of the Jews in passing a death sentence for Jesus Christ. After the Crucifixion and Death of the Savior he made bold to go to Pilate and ask him for the Body of the Lord, to Which he gave burial with the help of

as soon as he finished the reading

shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him going into heaven" (Acts 1:11)

a Roman by birth

According to tradition this Orthodox icon was painted by St Luke the Evangelist when the Theotokos was still alive and she was pleased with and blessed all the icons that he made

Reports of St Simeon reached the highest church hierarchy and the imperial court

Orthodox icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Pammakaristos" (2)

Saint Simon the Zealot was crucified

Sts Joachim and Anna met at the Golden Gate in Jerusalem

also became famous for her strict ascetic life and was numbered among the saints

because he reproached them for their idolatry

Let us see now how the chains fall off

Orthodox icon of the Tabernacle (2)