Archangel Gabriel icon (7) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

Archangel Gabriel icon (7) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox icon of Archangel Gabriel (7). Commemorated November 8th. From the beginning and throughout the history of our salvation, this prince of the incorporeal powers, has been for humankind the Angel of mercy and of divine benevolence. A being of fire, free from all alteration and permanently consecrated to the contemplation of the divine glory, the Archangel Gabriel was designated by the Lord a a ministering spirit, sent forth to serve, for the

they entered a steep and terrifying gorge with a stream running through it

He took out his knife and he cut off her breasts

who watches over the destinies of us all

the holy women had no possibility of meeting with one another on Saturday

upon which was inscribed: Lazarus of the Four-Days

both works which are marked by a profound reflection of the worthiness of the monastic vocation

came to the cell

Is he a monk

but it was with particular diligence that he read Holy Scripture

After he saw the miracle at the wedding he became zealous for Christ and is give the name Zealot He traveled to many places from Britain to the Black Sea

Devastating barbarian incursions soon followed

The saint told Julian that he would be justly recompensed for his persecution of Christians