St. Seraphim of Sarov icon (3) Size:5 x 7

St. Seraphim of Sarov icon (3) Size:5 x 7Orthodox icon of Saint Seraphim of Sarov (3). Commemorated January 2.

he was often misunderstood and ridiculed

Striving towards the knowledge of God

and she visited the church every day

His reputation as a spiritual father

25) and his mother Irene's brother had married the sister of the Empress Theodora

and a double portion of his prophetic spirit

The Synod of 869 met to investigate the conduct of St Photius

In vain did his parents urge St Sava to return to the world and enter into marriage

along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed the solar eclipse that occurred at the moment of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ by Crucifixion

The saint worthily assumed his archpastoral service

and consecrated Patriarch of Constantinople on February 28

The relics of St Catherine were taken by the angels to Mount Sinai