Theotokos "Soumela" icon (2) Size:4 x 6

Theotokos "Soumela" icon (2) Size:4 x 6Orthodox icon of our Most Holy and Ever Virgin Theotokos "Soumela" (2). Contemporary icon.

He went to Palestine to the Lavra of Euthymius the Great

sought the warm baths near the lake which had been prepared for any who might prove inconstant

then he said

He was consecrated Patriarch of Constantinople on 25 December 858

The Child is presented in a large gilt medallion surrounded by pearls that recall the maternity of Virgin Mary

St Timothy bravely endured the pain and he gave thanks to God

Saint Romanus the Melodist was born in the fifth century in the Syrian city of Emesa of Jewish parents

and they were granted by God the gift of healing the sick

other disciples of St John came to the place of his burial

and the Virgin Mary (right)

giving aid to the poor and providing shelter for wanderers

Time went by