St. Moses the Ethiopian icon Mounted on wood sizes:6.9 x 11

St. Moses the Ethiopian icon Mounted on wood sizes:6.9 x 11Orthodox icon of Saint Moses the Ethiopian. Commemorated August 2. Saint Moses Murin the Black lived during the fourth century in Egypt. He was an Ethiopian, and he was black of skin and therefore called Murin (meaning like an Ethiopian. In his youth he was the slave of an important man, but after he committed a murder, his master banished him, and he joined a band of robbers. Because of his bad character and great physical strength they chose him as

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Orthodox icon of Virgin martyr Sepaphima of Antioch

who was hardly able to speak

"If I tell you to take me back to Athens

Reports of the holy life of the virgins soon spread

you should listen to your conscience and do what it tells you if you wish your soul to be healed (PHILOKALIA

By God's dispensation

who threatened him with death and forced him to offer sacrifice to the pagan gods

his doors were open to all

and she also knew the truth

In this space

I changed my attire