St. Polyxene the Disciple of the Apostles icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Polyxene the Disciple of the Apostles icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Polyxene the Disciple of the Apostles. Commemorated September 2rd. The Monastic Women Xanthippe and Polyxene were sisters by birth and they lived in Spain in the time of the holy Apostles. They were among the first to hear the divine teaching of Christ the Savior from the holy Apostle Paul, when he preached in their land. St Xanthippe and her husband Probus accepted Christianity, but St Polyxene was still a pagan when a certain

When the holy Prophet

God the Father Almighty

save the God-fearing

Its wheels were a burning fire

but so that he could provide help to the brethren in a time of persecution

Until the cities be deserted

The teacher was sick most of the time and the children didn't learn much

that Eudokia had taken gold and silver out of the city and concealed it at the monastery

St Luke also painted icons of the First-Ranked Apostles Peter and Paul

The holy Martyr Juliana was executed in the year 304

the Forefathers and the Prophets

In the year 372