St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

St. Dionysios the Areopagite icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox mosaic of Saint Dionysios,Dionysius, Hieromartyr and Bishop of Athens. Icon of 14th. cent. Protato Karyes Mount Athos. (1) Commemorated October 3. The Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens St Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend

St Euthymius accepted the decisions of the Council of Chalcedon and he acknowledged it as Orthodox

Bishop of Athens

he murdered them and threw their bodies into a river

Orthodox icon of Saint Great-martyr Euphemia (1)

Catherine returned again to the Elder deeply saddened

and after enduring many torments she was put to death by fire in the year 290

The Lord commanded him in a vision not to drive away those who came to him for the salvation of their souls

the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Aegeatos gave orders not to nail the saint's hands and feet

St James was tonsured on Mt

the Jewish teachers threw him off the roof

has healed many from the ill effects of spells