Jesus Christ and Most Holy Theotokos Pair Icons(P19) Mounted on wood approximate sizes:6 X 8

Jesus Christ and Most Holy Theotokos Pair Icons(P19) Mounted on wood approximate sizes:6 X 8Jesus Christ And the Most Holy Theotokos Pair (P19. Icons of 17th cent. Crete

according to the historical sources

The hopes of whom

so he left the monastery to live alone in the desert

She warned him that he would be slain if he dared to touch her

hung by her hair

Saint Maximus was glorified by many miracles

and exhorted him to repent and turn to the God of Israel

At his trial in his characteristic fearless way

After humble prayer he was able to "see" the depths of the earth and the far reaches of space

Photios sought to avoid confrontation and did all in his power to re-establish unity and peace in the Church by strengthening Her in love

you are a representative of Christ the Lord Himself

where the Icon of the Lord Not-made-by-Hands (August 16) was preserved