Ss. Savvas and Symeon icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Ss. Savvas and Symeon icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Sabbas Archbishop of Serbia and his father Saint Symeon. Icon of 13 cent. Chilandari Monastery Mount Athos. Commemorated January 13. Saint Sabbas, the first Archbishop of Serbia, and his father, St Symeon the Myrrhobletes, are two of the greatest saints of the Serbian Church. They lived in the second half of the 12th and the first half of the 13th centuries. St Sabbas was the youngest son of the ruler of the Serbs Stephen

and led a sinful life

But the nuns decided not to leave and entrusted themselves to the will of the Lord

directed towards him

as he was leaving the Minister's office

were not permitted beyond the wall

u00a0Through the prayer of the prophet fire came down from heaven and consumed the sacrifice

and they began to burn him with fire

Over the following years

Luke stood out among his fellow physicians both as a surgeon and as a Christian

The Saint's body

Lyaeus by name

He was struck in the stomach with a trident