St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox icon of Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. Icon of 16 cent. Anapfsa Monastery, Meteora Greece. Commemorated November 12. Saint John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria, was born on Cyprus in the seventh century into the family of the illustrious dignitary Epiphanius. At the wish of his parents he entered into marriage and had children. When the wife and the children of the saint died, he became a monk. He was zealous in

they undertook its restoration

For two months St Nectarius suffered from a disease of the bladder

Orthodox icon of Saint Nilus

or this visible world is coming to an end

But St Euthymius sent St Sava to Abba Theoctistus

then there was time when He did not exist

Orthodox Icon of Archangel Gabriel

and sometimes accompanied him on his apostolic journeys

but the saint turned his disbelief to good

Commemorated May 12th

the Virgin Mary

The Hiero-martyr Hierotheus