St. Leo Pope of Rome Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Leo Pope of Rome Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Leo the Great, Pope of Rome. Commemorated February 18th. Saint Leo I the Great, Pope of Rome (440 461), received a fine and diverse education, which opened for him the possibility of an excellent worldly career. He yearned for the spiritual life, however, and so he chose the path of becoming an archdeacon under holy Pope Sixtus III (432 440), after whose death St Leo was chosen as Bishop of Rome in September 440. These were

Prince of Serbia

during the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders

He could now devote his time exclusively to matters of faith

A Roman official named Antiochus denounced them to the emperor Hadrian (117-138) believing they were scorners of the Roman deities and disobedient to the imperial commands

the relics of the Prophet Samuel were transferred from Judea to Constantinople

Orthodox icon of Saint Ephrosynos the Cook

Magundat heard the report of the miracles that came to pass through the Cross of our salvation

which then was reported to the Patriarch and all the bishops

There she surrendered her soul to God

From the beginning he also concerned himself with the material needs of the poor

This gift also he had from the Savior

"Great art Thou