St. Blaise icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Blaise icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Blaise, Blasius, Blasios, Bishop of Sebaste. Commemorated February 11. Protector Saint of : Throat diseases This is the Orthodox icon of the Hieromartyr Blaise who was consecrated Bishop of Sebaste during the reign of the Roman emperors Diocletian (284 305) and Licinius (307 324), fierce persecutors of Christians. St Blaise encouraged his flock, visited the imprisoned, and gave support to the martyrs. Many hid themselves from

Salvation is a divine-human action

leaving Hilarion behind

he secretly left his parents and made his way to the Holy Mountain

Having first spent much time with the monks in Nitria

he went to the monastery of Rabban Shabur

On the orders of the angel

but also convened a Synod and ordained him Metropolitan of the Holy Diocese

but only for a few months

which he then turned into wine

Saint Opympias lived in Constantinople and was the Deaconess of Saint John the Chrysostom

and their bodies thrown into the sea

protected by divine grace