Archangel Gabriel icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Archangel Gabriel icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Archangel Gabriel (2). Commemorated November 8th. From the beginning and throughout the history of our salvation, this prince of the incorporeal powers, has been for humankind the Angel of mercy and of divine benevolence. A being of fire, free from all alteration and permanently consecrated to the contemplation of the divine glory, the Archangel Gabriel was designated by the Lord a a ministering spirit, sent forth to serve, for the

you cannot frighten one who wishes to die for Christ

Then he summoned Sergius and Bacchus to him again and in a friendly manner advised them not to be swayed by Christian fables

the righteous one's wife and parents tearfully venerated his holy relics

St Demetrius is regarded as a protector of the young

St George said

this so frightened the Empress Eudoxia that she begged Arcadius to call Chrysostom back

Triandafyllus

he turned therefore with his questions to an experienced Elder

if it be possible

especially on his hands and face

427 men were burned

Then they went back to Egypt and lived there until 399