Jesus Christ "Pantocrator" icon (10) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

Jesus Christ "Pantocrator" icon (10) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox Icon of Jesus Christ "Pantocrator" (10). Icon is a copy of a mosaic icon of Jesus Christ from Saint Sophia's Church (Hagia Sophia), Constantinople 13 century. This image is in the upper gallery at Saint Sophia. It was commissioned to mark the end of 57 years of Roman Catholic use and the return to the Orthodox faith. It is considered the finest in Hagia Sophia, because of the softness of the features, the humane expressions and the tones of

St Eudokia lived for awhile at the house of Diodorus and enlightened the newly-illumined Christians

and many wanted to marry her

where the relics of St John were enshrined

The governor ordered that the martyr be thrown into a lake

who had remained behind after the end of Matins in order to continue his prayer

He came to the monastery only on Saturday before the all-night Vigil

Remembering the words of St Joannicius

in Palestine

powerless but firm of spirit

ordering him to flee into Egypt with the divine Infant and His Mother

What happens to Mary happens to all who imitate her holy life of humility

threw off his garments