St. Mamas, protector of animals icon Sizes in inches:4 X 6

St. Mamas, protector of animals icon Sizes in inches:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint Mamas. Protector Saint of : Adopted Children and their parents, Animals. Commemorated September 2. The Holy Great Martyr Mamas was born in Paphlagonia, Asia Minor in the third century of pious and illustrious parents, the Christians Theodotus and Rufina. The parents of the saint were arrested by the pagans for their open confession of their faith and locked up in prison in Caesarea in Cappadocia. Mamass was tortured for his

was the abbess

which resulted in the separation of Christianity from Judaism and its independent dissemination into the world (Acts 15:6-29)

and he remained there

from which many received healing

one of the crusaders that participated in the First Crusade during the 11th century

to bring her to her cell to witness this light and understand that she was not lying about the visions

The nun tied handkerchiefs to the tops of the two trees before they went back to their places

He reposed in 1443

Wild beasts came up to him and meekly waited until the saint finished his prayer and blessed them

At 71 years of age

he declared that she had been healed by the gods because they pitied her

suffering from privations