Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, Theophany Icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 x 5

Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, Theophany Icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 x 5Orthodox icon of the Baptism of our Lord (Theophany, also Epiphany) (2). Copy of a contemporary icon. Commemorated January 6th. This icon is about the Feast that reveals the Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt. 3: 13 17; Mark 1: 9 11; Luke 3: 21 22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by the St John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a dove. From ancient

he put together the legal charter for the foundation of the Convent and submitted it to the proper church authorities

which later produced such famous Fathers and teachers of the Church as Clement of Alexandria

rather than political

there were only seventeen Christians in Neocaesarea

he declined to accept the position

gave permission for the church to be built within his jurisdiction

Later that year

Through the mercy of God the saint acquired the gift of prophecy

In November of 1995 he was announced as a Saint by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

hearing of the severity of his life and in particular of his spiritual discernment and insight

his relics were transferred to Rome

At the Gaggitis River