St. Mary of Egypt Icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

St. Mary of Egypt Icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox icon of Saint Mary of Egypt (2). Contemporary icon. Commemorated April 1st. Saint Mary started life as a prostitute. Miraculously she was called into a Church by the Theotokos and was transformed. She spent the rest of her life, around fifty years, alone in the desert. She is honored for her extreme asceticism. The fifth Sunday of Great Lent is also dedicated to her to remind us about the power of true repentance. The Life of St. Mary of

where there was also a pagan temple where people worshiped an enormous serpent as a god

fasting and chastity

Dioceletain had them all executed

her successor

converting many of them to Orthodoxy

The two images show certain difference in the use of color

Over the following years

The cities of the world also enjoyed the fruit of his virtue

This is why Christians

After a short visit to Egypt

The noble Christian brothers Marcellinus and Mark had been locked up in prison

just like the Apostle Paul