St. Theophanes the Confessor icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

St. Theophanes the Confessor icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox icon of Saint Theophanes the Confessor Bishop of Nikea, contemporary icon Commemorated October 11th. Saint Theophanes, Confessor and Hymnographer, Bishop of Nicea was the younger brother of the Saint Theodore the Branded (December 27). The brothers received an excellent education and were particularly involved in philosophy. Striving towards the knowledge of God, they settled in the Lavra of Saint Savva. Here Saint Theophanes was tonsured,

with which he communicated by letters

everything known by Christians about Jesus Christ and His teachings

but in caves and recesses in the hills

his parents and the few other close relatives who relied on him

guiding people on the way to salvation

St Moses felt a powerful blow upon his back and he fell down at the well like one dead

Constantinople 13 century

and preserved them from harm and temptation

Jesus promised many times that though He would leave them physically

The Bishop and the lords of the area kindly requested

the Great Martyr of Kalamata

" (Kontakion)