St Mary of Egypt - 4.5 x 6 (Walnut) Iconography

St Mary of Egypt - 4.5 x 6 (Walnut) IconographySt Mary of Egypt was a desert ascetic who lived her life in debauchery. She spent her early life following her passions and ran away from her parents at the age of 12 and traveled to Alexandria. In Alexandria she lived as a harlot for 17 years, refusing pay from the men she slept with. She made money by begging and spinning flax. One day she met a group of men that were sailing to Jerusalem for the veneration of the Holy Cross. St Mary traveled with

25 x 5 Icon of Archangel Gabriel in walnut is the perfect smaller sized icon to have on your Icon wall at home or on a mantle

25 x 7 Icon of Archangel Gabriel in cherry is the perfect medium sized icon to have hanging on your Icon wall at home or on a mantle

25 traveler icon of St George The Great Martyr in cherry is the perfect size to have on your person or in your car

This 6 x 8 Icon of St Paisios in cherry is the perfect medium sized Icon to have hanging in your Iconostasis at home or on a mantle

In 1965 with St John's blessing he would found the St Herman of Alaska Brotherhood which took up shop next door to the cathedral

This 12 x 16 icon of St Seraphim of Sarov in cherry is the perfect size to have on an icon stand or on an icon wall

There was a time before they were called Saints

5 x 6 icon of St John The Wonderworker in maple is a perfect smaller sized icon to have in your icon corner at home or hanging in your office

Gabriel found the icons for this church at the town dumps

The icon originates from the Holy Scriptures from 1 Enoch

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In 1885 he graduated from the University of Athens having written many books and bible commentaries while attending university