St. Ephraim of Nea Makri Icon (SP) Silver-plated icons:8 X 11

St. Ephraim of Nea Makri Icon (SP) Silver-plated icons:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Ephraim of Nea Makri (SP). Commemorated January 3. Silver plated icon of Saint Ephraim on a special paper, with decoration. Silver plated icons are made with the latest and very specific technique. The icon is a copy of a hand painted icon and the background is silver 958. NOTICE: The colors of the icons seems little darker, because of the reflection in the scanner. St. Ephraim was born on 14 September 1384 in Trikala, Thessalia. At

taught the students

and as his boat passed that of his pursuers

St John is called a bright morning star whose gleaming outshone the brilliance of all the other stars

in which there were only twelve monks

so they beat him and would have killed him if they had not expected to obtain a large ransom for him

He even had a certain henchman Lyaeus

From there he began to preach his famous five sermons on the Trinity

Secretly at night St Sozon went into the pagan temple in the city of Cilician Pompelopolis and broke off the idol's gold hand

saying that it was similar to the one they had given their son

where he spent forty days without respite

He was orphaned at an early age

While the date of the church is disputed