St. Eugenia of Rome icon Mounted on wood Sizes:12 X 18

St. Eugenia of Rome icon Mounted on wood Sizes:12 X 18Orthodox icon of Saint Eugenia of Rome. Commemorated December 24. Martyr Eugenia was the daughter of most distinguished and noble parents named Philip and Claudia. Philip, a Prefect of Rome, moved to Alexandria with his family. In Alexandria, Eugenia had the occasion to learn the Christian Faith, in particular when she encountered the Epistles of Saint Paul, the reading of which filled her with compunction and showed her clearly the vanity of the

I trust in the mercy of God that if such a man repents with all his heart

Irene fasted for a week

including the rise of Arianism and the dating of Pascha

Orthodox icon of Saint Melpomene

He went to the Kyminas monastery and

and many another church-song

Mary's clothing also have the three stars commonly used to show her ever-virginity: before

St Euthymius went to visit his friend and remained at the monastery for several days

At that instant fire shot up from it

There is not among us a first

which later became Constantinople (now Istanbul)

died soon after the birth of his son