St. Xenia of Petersburg icon Mounted on wood Sizes:13 x 19Orthodox icon of Saint Xenia of Petersburg, Fool for Christ. Commemorated January 24. Saint Xenia lived during the eighteenth century, but little is known of her life or of her family. She passed most of her life in Petersburg during the reigns of the empresses Elizabeth and Catherine II. Xenia Grigorievna Petrova was the wife of an army officer, Major Andrew Petrov. After the wedding, the couple lived in St Petersburg. St Xenia became a widow at the
you yourselves know that these hands were provided for my necessities and for those who were with me
The saint died in his seventy-sixth year of life
a village of the second district of Cappadocia
His relics were transferred to Constantinople
The Theotokos appeared to her in a dream and ordered her to go to Stamatelos Kangades (a prominent man of the village)
People regarded her visits to their homes or shops as a great blessing
and also providing food for their bodies
Journeying to Alexandria on military matters
military forces of the Persian ruler Chosroes fell upon Syria and Palestine
Her punishment took place before a large number of people
They were among the first to hear the divine teaching of Christ the Savior from the holy Apostle Paul
St John glorified the Lord
