St. Joseph the Betrothed icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:11 x 17Orthodox icon of Holy Righteous Joseph the Betrothed (3). Commemorated December 29. Protector Saint of : Adopted Boys, Carpenters and Woodworkers Orthodox icon of Saint Joseph the Betrothed of the royal lineage of King David, who was a simple carpenter from Nazareth. In his first marriage to Salome, he had four sons, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and two daughters. After he became a widower, St Joseph led a life of strict temperance and was chosen
Orthodox icon of The Most Holy Theotokos " Tenderness" in real gold foil
The water miraculously stopped flowing
His fame spread everywhere and many flocked to him for his prayers and blessing
Meeting with steadfast refusal
accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all
Before her beheading
but rather to offer sacrifice to the gods as was the Roman custom
Under the bishop’s direction
The emperor Diocletian personally interrogated him
The bodies of Saint Elizabeth and Saint Barbara were taken to Jerusalem in 1920
Paul speaks of the self-emptying of Christ who condescends to human servitude and ignoble death in order to be “highly exalted” by God his Father
She dampened it with tears of rejoicing and tied it securely with strands of her own hair
