St. James the Apostle,son of Alphaeus icon Mounted on wood Sizes:5 x 7

St. James the Apostle,son of Alphaeus icon Mounted on wood Sizes:5 x 7Orthodox icon of Apostle James, son of Alphaeus icon. Copy of a contemporary icon. Commemorated September 10 Saint James of Alphaeus was one of the twelve disciples of the Lord, brother of Matthew the evangelist and son of Alphaeus. James, having fought for the truth of Christ in Jerusalem, then went to other countries to preach the Gospel. There, he destroyed the altars of the idols and by the grace of God healed diseases and cast out unclean

Silver-plated icon of Saint The Evangelist on a special paper

and the preaching of the Gospel

When he thought about the Messiah

Eugene of Trebizond (Pontos)

but this was thwarted by her prayer

The bishop clothed him in white vestments and said

an illustrious pagan

Apostle Jason was from Tarsus (Asia Minor) and he became disciple of Saint Paul

taken from the Great Vespers of Holy Saturday)

among whom was a robber who intended to rob the saint’s cell

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In church hymnology