St. Athanasios the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Athanasios the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Athanasios, Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria, (2). Commemorated January 18. Saint Athanasius took part in the First Ecumenical Council when he was still a deacon. He surpassed everyone there in his zeal to uphold the teaching that Christ is consubstantial (homoousios) with the Father, and not merely a creature, as the Arians proclaimed. This radiant beacon of Orthodoxy spent most of his life in exile from his See,

the holy Apostle Andrew had already given up his holy soul to the Lord

Prostrated before the reliquary containing the relics of her daughters she said

guiding and giving support to his followers

The Lord promised to fulfill his request and ascended to heaven

In later years

George and scenes of his life

but St Febronia became silent

The rock appears to be a large stone that broke off from a mountain and rolled into the sea

In bestowing charity

Why are you angry with me

At the entreaty of the despairing pilgrims

nor by any of the gods known to him