St. Andrew of Crete icon. Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Andrew of Crete icon. Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Andrew Archbishop of Crete, the writer of the Great Canon. Commemorated July 4th. Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not talk. However, after communing the Holy Mysteries of Christ he found the gift of speech and began to speak. And from that time the lad began earnestly to study Holy Scripture and the discipline

Fearing that she had served as an accomplice to murder

was a disciple of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian

took place in the ninth century

not chosen by men

He was then thirty-five years of age

St Luke was sent by the Lord with the others to preach the Kingdom of Heaven during the Savior's earthly life (Luke 10:1-3)

Orthodox icon of Saint Emilian (Aimilianos

Jeremiah refused

Even after his death

Commemorated May 25th

They search but cannot find her

Paul of Our Savior Jesus Christ