St. Aglaia of Rome icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Aglaia of Rome icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Aglaia of Rome, Aglaida, Aglae, Commemorated December 19. Saint Aglaida (Aglae) was a rich Roman woman and carried on an immoral relationship with her slave St Boniface. But they both felt the sting of conscience and they wanted somehow to be cleansed of their sin. And the Lord granted them the possibility to wash away their sin with their blood and to finish their life in repentance. Aglaida learned that whoever keeps relics of

and ate whatever was prepared for me

Bless the Lord fire and warmth

Bless the Lord all you waters above the heavens

his prophecy about Julian the Apostateu2019s impending death came true

On the side facing the ocean is a small hole

I confess before God: when I was with John

even this little chapel was destroyed and the Spring was buried under the rubble

During these days there had arrived at Constantinople St Michael Maleinos who taught him much in questions of salvation

Athos many times

At that time the emperor Maximian was in Alexandria for a pagan festival

completely absorbed in prayer

but it lacked the glory of the first