Saint Alexios the Man of God Greek Orthodox Icon
High quality byzantine Orthodox handmade icons. Made in Greece and constructed in the traditional Orthodox manner.
Iconographer: Sister Markella
Commemorates on: March 17
This saint came from elder Rome and was the only-child of noble and rich
parents (his father was Patrician Euphemianos and his mother was Aglais). He
lived during the reign of Theodosios the great in 380. When he got married and
the bridal chamber had been prepared, the bridegroom had to sleep with the
bride. However, the saint gave the bride a ring, wished her all the best,
departed from the house of his father secretly and went to Edessa. He remained
in the church there for eighteen years dressed in poor and mended clothes and
receiving his food from the mercy of the Christians. Because his virtue could
not be always kept secret and because many people came to him often and
disturbed him, he departed thence. He wished to go to Tarsus of Cilicia and
stay in Apostle Paul’s church but, because of contrary winds, the ship drifted
to another place. So, he returned to Rome again and came to his father’s house unrecognizable.
He sat at the door and spent the rest of his life there. He used to be laughed
at and mocked by his servants. He also suffered all these things which a
foreigner, who has no right to speak, naturally suffers from pleasure-loving
and disorderly men. When he was about to die, he asked for a piece of paper and
wrote down who he was and by which parents he was born. The saint kept this piece
of paper on him even after he died and until God revealed to emperor Honorius
all about him. The emperor went to the saint’s holy relics and, after praying
to him a lot, even though he was dead, he received the paper and read it for
everybody to hear. Then, all who heard were astonished and the saint’s holy
relics were buried with honor and grandeur in the church of the first of the
Apostles Peter. St. Alexios relics have always been pouring out sweet-smelling
myrrh and have cured various diseases from which those who approached them with
faith suffered.
The icon reproductions are created by iconographer monks of various Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece and all images are approved replications by the Greek Orthodox Church. As icons are considered to be the Gospel in image, these images are accurate and true Orthodox renderings, not second-hand interpretations. The icon images are mounted on solid wood and protected from tarnish with a varnish finish that seals in colors and creates a shiny luster.
Icons ship direct to you from Greece. Please allow 10-20 days for delivery.