St. Athanasius of Mount Athos icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 x 11

St. Athanasius of Mount Athos icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 x 11Orthodox icon of Saint Athanasios the Founder of the Great Lavra Monastery and Coenobitic Monasticism in Mt. Athos. Copy of an icon of 13 cent. from the Church of Protato, Mount Athos. Commemorated July 5. Born in the city of Trebezond, he was orphaned at an early age, and being raised by a certain good and pious nun, he imitated his adoptive mother in the habits of monastic life, in fasting and in prayer. After the death of his adoptive mother, he

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The elder one spoke about his life

" One who attended Papa-Nicholas' services remembers: "When he commemorated the saints

and a place of lodging for some of the Apostles (Acts 12:12)

u201cI have seen the Lord

at four o'clock in the morning

under persecution

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he would always serve elsewhere

unable to contain his longing

The remains were rinsed with wine

" which is ascribed to Saint Mardarius