St. Juliana of Nicomedia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

St. Juliana of Nicomedia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox icon of Saint Juliana of Nicomedia. Commemorated December 21. The Holy Virgin Martyr Juliana, daughter of an illustrious pagan named Africanus, was born in the city of Nicomedia. As a child, she was betrothed to Elusius, one of the emperor's advisors. St. Juliana was endowed with a profound intellect and goodness of soul. She saw through the delusion and deception of the pagan faith, and secretly accepted holy baptism. When the time of her

who had been banished from the capital because of improprieties

and gave them to his companion

He was a fisherman by trade

and so the effort was abandoned

Evangelist

The prophet foretells the birth of the Messiah from a Virgin

St Metrophanes left instructions in his will to elect his vicar to the throne of Constantinople

(Is 53:4-5

proposing that they should all go together in order to gather various medicinal herbs

blessedness

(When consecrated Bishop

In his right hand he held seven stars