Council of Archangels icon Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5

Council of Archangels icon Mounted on wood Sizes:3 X 5Orthodox icon of the Council of Archangels, 14 cent. Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria . Commemorated November 8. The Archangels Michael and Gabriel, dressed in Byzantine imperial garb and holding a medallion showing the Holy Virgin with the Christ Child, emanate serenity and pensiveness. Although the full length frontal figures are flatly treated, the faces display a precise and delicate representation of forms and exquisitely drawn details. The two

Then he called the fathers of the monastery and announced to them that in three days he would pass away

repeating the same words

more human style

but to tie them to the cross

St Alexander (325-340) was a vicar bishop during the time of St Metrophanes (June 4)

and would give birth to the Savior

in order to pay respect to St Euphrosynus

wandering about from place to place

and the child died soon after

the heavens opened and the saint saw the Savior and a multitude of angels

Licinius ordered to have ten of the virgin martyrs burned by fire

This is the Orthodox icon of Saint Kyriake who was the only child of Dorotheus and Eusebia who live in Anatolia during the "reign of terror" when there were many persecution of the Christians