Theotokos "Tenderness" icon(22) Size:5 x 7

Theotokos "Tenderness" icon(22) Size:5 x 7Orthodox icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Tenderness" (22).

and that the holy virgins would suffer martyrdom

send down Thy mercy upon this nation

He partook of food only after sunset

Commemorated October 7th

and even the emperor revered him

ordered that she be immediately be tortured terribly until death

its direct connection with the marvelous wall-paintings of the Chora Monastery and the high quality of the painting allow us to attribute this work to an important workshop based in Constantinople in the first half of the 14th century

The cunning pagan offered St

The Patriarch with other spiritual leaders raised up the Holy Cross

the local ruler came to a decision

This great Father and Teacher of the Church was born in 329 in Arianzus

In his right hand he held seven stars