St. Benedict of Nursia icon Sizes in inches:8 x 11

St. Benedict of Nursia icon Sizes in inches:8 x 11Orthodox icon of Saint Benedict, Benedictus of Nursia. Contemporary icon Commemorated March 14. Saint Benedict, founder of monasticism in the West, was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. When he was fourteen years of age, the saints parents sent him to Rome to study. Unsettled by the immorality around him, he decided to devote himself to a different sort of life. At first Saint Benedict settled near the church of the holy Apostle

In view of such a miracle

Receiving this blessing and sealing himself with the sign of the precious Cross

597) (also known as Columcille

but go to My brethren and tell them: I ascend to My Father

When I saw him

and obedience to their pious spiritual father Ammoun

Constantius became sole Emperor

Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (8)

"My strength is made perfect in weakness

made by Nuns in Greece

“Eat if you wish

Orthodox icon of Saint Xanthippe