Isaiah the Prophet Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Isaiah the Prophet Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox Icon of Isaiah the Prophet. Copy of 13 cent. icon. Commemorated May 9th. The Holy Prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before the birth of Christ, and was of royal lineage. Isaiah's father Amos raised his son in the fear of God and in the law of the Lord. Having attained the age of maturity, the Prophet Isaiah entered into marriage with a pious prophetess (Is 8: 3) and had a son Jashub (Is 8: 18). St Isaiah was called to prophetic service during

The servants sent by Euphemianus also arrived in Edessa

Abba Dorotheus revealed this thought to the Elder

Resuming their voyage

the Bulgarian monk Akyndinos

after several years a new heresy arose in the Church: imperishability which taught that the flesh of Christ

After winning many pagans to the Lord

and he was buried in the desert by his disciples

Saint Nicodemus  was a great theologian and teacher of the Orthodox Church

Contemporary icon os Saint Mercurius (Merkourios

but found nothing but icons and a few potatoes

finally softened the fierce heart of his master

but suddenly his forearms were cut off as if by a sword