St. John the Apostle, Evangelist and Theologian icon (5) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. John the Apostle, Evangelist and Theologian icon (5) Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint John the Apostle, Evangelist and Theologian (5). Commeemorated May 8. The feast is in honour of the holy Apostle John commemorates the miracle taking place each year in Ephesus, in which a certain dust or powder, called manna, suddenly poured forth from his tomb and was used by the faithful for deliverance from maladies of both soul and body. For an account of his life, see September 26.

A church was built later in memory of his sufferings

was a scene of great drama

when Abba Paphnutius noticed a loaf of white bread lying between them

explains that aspect of his veneration

St Anna wept bitterly when she learned what had happened at the Jerusalem Temple

and also wanted to find the actual Cross upon which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified

Rabbi (Teacher)

and no one can refute them

This calmed George

praising with the dignity of a ruler

At that time the government exiled murderers

She ran away to the mountains