St. Seraphim of Sarov icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

St. Seraphim of Sarov icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox icon of Saint Seraphim the Wonderworker of Sarov with scenes of his life (2). Commemorated January 2nd. Saint Seraphim is a great ascetic and wonder worker of the Church. He spent most of his life alone in the wilderness where he befriended the wild animals. He was given a vision from the Mother of God to leave his life in solitude and to teach others. With the purest of heart he began to receive visitors and provide spiritual guidance and

The people in her village Volissos noticed her absence and sought to find out where she was from her father

Orthodox icon of Saint Ourania

He inherited a great fortune from his parents when they died

God promised him that he would not die until the promised Messiah

of the holy Ecumenical and Local Synods

After five years of solitude

and wrote fourteen Epistles

Until the cities be deserted

his only aspiration being to serve the Church

In a gesture of sincere regret for his behaviour towards his wife

so unrighteously shed

Orthodox icon of Saint John the Baptist