St. Theodore the General Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

St. Theodore the General Icon Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox Icon of Saint Theodore the General, Commander, Stratelates, also known as Theodore of Heraclea. Comemmorated February 8th. The Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates came from the city of Euchaita in Asia Minor. He is know for killing a giant serpent living on a precipice in the outskirts of Euchaita that had devoured many people spreading fear in the countryside. St Theodore was made the military commander [stratelatos] in the city of Heraclea.

and they were disciples of Deacon Ammoun

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke

but he was responsible for the care of his younger sister

Just when St Philothea was ready to accept a martyr's crown

On the seventh day

wrote a detailed refutation of Akyndinos errors

and for baptismal fonts so that children could be baptized in the proper manner

During the Vigil for St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3)

His gift of persuasion

he declared that she had been healed by the gods because they pitied her

1Copy of an icon of 5th century

a group broke into the monastery