Holy Icons

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 16 The Early Life and Calling of Saint Joseph the Hesychast  Francis Kottis, born in Paros on February 12, 1897, was the fourth of seven children to a poor but devout couple. Due to his family's extreme poverty,...

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 7 Saint Parthenios originated from Melitopolis, Asia Minor, where his father served as a deacon. Though he lacked a formal education in reading, the young Parthenios possessed a profound knowledge of the Holy Scriptures...

Behold the Panagia Hodegetria, the "Directress," a sacred icon that elevates the spirit and directs the soul. In this venerable image, the Virgin Mary, in her boundless grace, cradles the Christ Child upon her left arm. With a gesture both tender and...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 25 The Joyful Nativity: A Cornerstone of Orthodox Faith The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus stands as one of the most joyous days in the Orthodox Church calendar, surpassed only by the profound solemnity of the...

Feast Day/Commemorated: July 26 The Holy Virgin Martyr Paraskevi of Rome was a Christian from birth, the only daughter of pious parents, who consecrated herself to God from her earliest years. Devoting herself to prayer and the study of the Holy...

This complex icon features a hieratic composition centered on the Virgin and Child enthroned, which immediately establishes a sense of formal grandeur. The Virgin, seated frontally, is flanked by two military saints, Theodore on the left and George on...

Commemorated on November 27 The Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Sign” is one of the most ancient iconographic images of the Theotokos, depicting the Most Holy Mother of God with Her hands prayerfully uplifted and the Divine Infant resting...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 9 The Holy Newly-Appeared Martyrs of Lesbos, Saints Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene, were killed by the invading Turks on Bright Tuesday, April 9, 1463, just ten years after the Fall of Constantinople. For nearly five...

Feast Day/Commemorated: September 16 The Holy Great Martyr Euphemia, the daughter of Christian aristocrats, suffered for her faith in 304 AD in Chalcedon, during the persecution under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The Proconsul Priscus issued a decree...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 9 The Holy Newly-Appeared Martyrs of Lesbos, Saints Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene, were killed by the invading Turks on Bright Tuesday, April 9, 1463, just ten years after the Fall of Constantinople. For nearly five...

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 17 The Holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit was a soldier stationed in Amáseia, Pontus (Asia Minor), during the reign of the Emperor Galerius around 306 AD. Serving under the commander Brincus, Theodore was...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 19 The Martyr Andrew Stratelates was a highly respected military commander serving under the Roman Emperor Maximian (284-305). He was beloved throughout the Roman army for his exceptional bravery, invincibility, and...