St. Athanasios the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:11 x 17

St. Athanasios the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:11 x 17Orthodox icon of Saint Athanasios, Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria (1). Commemorated January 18. Saint Athanasius took part in the First Ecumenical Council when he was still a deacon. He surpassed everyone there in his zeal to uphold the teaching that Christ is consubstantial (homoousios) with the Father, and not merely a creature, as the Arians proclaimed. This radiant beacon of Orthodoxy spent most of his life in exile from his See,

with icon and Filakto

Commemorated October 25th

The icon is surrounded with precious fabrics and jewels

accompanied by various Greek bishops

The Theological Interpretation: The composition

this much-suffering champion inclined toward the sunset of his life

asking his holy prayers

and firmly confessed her faith in Christ

severely injuring him

Commemorated July 27

who hated and blasphemed Christ the Savior

St Theodore firmly confessed his faith in Christ the Savior in a loud voice