St. Andrew the Apostle icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 x 5

St. Andrew the Apostle icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 x 5Orthodox Icon of Apostle Andrew . Commemorated November 30th. 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). St Andrew carried the Word of God to Asia Minor, Thrace, Macedonia, he reached the River Danube, went along the coast of the Black Sea, through Crimea, the Black Sea region and along the River Dniepr he climbed to

He possessed remarkable mental abilities: he knew the Holy Scriptures by heart

Orthodox icon of Saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia the Righteous (3)

Eustachius or Eustathius

bending of the knees

He refused and they beheaded him

St Euthymius exhorted the brethren to guard their thoughts

The temple was constructed in about ten years

Enraged at the dire predictions of the prophet

The inner unity is expressed in an unity of faith and love

which longs to pass over to a new and everlasting life

how he had lost his mother and brother

was an iconodule and came into conflict with the emperor who removed him from his position and then had him scourged and tortured before banishing him