Archangel Gabriel icon (10) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox icon of Archangel Gabriel (10), copy of an icon of 1542 form the Church of Protato, Mount Athos Gabriel, the holy Archistrategos (Leader of the Heavenly Hosts), is a faithful servant of the Almighty God. He announced the future Incarnation of the Son of God to those of the Old Testament; he inspired the Prophet Moses to write the Pentateuch (first five books of the Old Testament), he announced the coming tribulations of the Chosen People to
u00a0 The monks of his monastery were fond of recalling how a lion came to greatly love the saint and served him obediently and with great humility
who was always ready to comply with and accept the words of each brother
St Theodore celebrated Divine Liturgy daily and instructed the brethren
Visiting with disciples in Aetolia
The executioners wanted to nail him to a post
charitable and open-handed
Sophia learned much from him and always spoke his name with the highest respect
Nicephorus came to their notice and soon obtained their favor and was placed in his father's former position
Orthodox icon of the Midfeast of Pentecost
when the shroud was lifted off
the emperor of the eastern region of the Roman Empire was Licinius
and be able to depict his walk
