Saint Hierotheos of Athens Greek Orthodox Icon
High quality byzantine Orthodox handmade icons. Made in Greece and constructed in the traditional Orthodox manner.
Iconographer: Chr. Liondas
Commemorates on: October 4
According to some, Hierotheus, like Saint Dionysius, was a member of the court
of Mars Hill. Having first been instructed in the Faith of Christ by Paul, he
became Bishop of Athens. He, in turn, initiated the divine Dionysius more
perfectly into the mysteries of Christ; the latter, on his part, elaborated
more clearly and distinctly Hierotheus concise and summary teachings concerning
the Faith. He too was brought miraculously by the power of the Holy Spirit to
be present at the Dormition of the Theotokos, when, together with the sacred
Apostles, he became a leader of the divine hymnody. "He was wholly
transported, wholly outside himself and was so deeply absorbed in communion
with the sacred things he celebrated in hymnology, that to all who heard him
and saw him and knew him, and yet knew him not, he seemed to be inspired of
God, a divine hymnographer," as Dionysius says. Having lived in a manner
pleasing to God, he reposed in the Lord.
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.