St. Andrew the Apostle icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:13 x 18

St. Andrew the Apostle icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:13 x 18Orthodox icon of Saint Andrew the Apostle (4). Commemorated November 30. The Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ (John 1: 35 42). The future apostle was from Bethsaida, and from his youth he turned with all his soul to God. He did not enter into marriage, and he worked with his brother as a fisherman. When the holy Prophet,

After his death

” The Babylonian wise men protested that no magician or sorcerer could be expected to do this

This insulted the emperor and she was rejected and he chose Theodora as his wife

Icon of Theotokos "Tenderness"

Orthodox icon of Prophet Samuel (4)

and Saint Ambrose of Milan both wrote in praise of her

she was stricken with an exceedingly painful disease

to bury him in the desert and not in Alexandria

Church of Saint Sophia

The hair on his head was white like wool

telling him that Mary's pregnancy was indeed miraculous and that he should protect and care for her

Commemorated February 7th