Ss. Constantine and Helen icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

Ss. Constantine and Helen icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Contemporary orthodox icon of Saints Constantine and Helen (1). Commemorated May 21. The Church calls St Constantine (306 337) the Equal of the Apostles,u and historians call him the Great. He was the son o the Caesar Constantius Chlorus (305 306), who governed the lands of Gaul and Britain. His mother was St Helen, a Christian of humble birth. At this time the immense Roman Empire was divided into Western and Eastern halves, governed by two

Do not regret anything earthly

St Remigius went blind

St Irenaeus presents the Orthodox teaching of salvation

and a church was built not far from Jerusalem

There is one God Who created man from dust

He enshrines to perfection God's most intimate purposes for our salvation

Later he took on a more rigorous life of asceticism in the wilderness of Natoufa

Saint Lucy was born in Syracuse

and a church was established there known as “Holy Mary of the Sea

known for his anti-tradition and anti-clergy views

Orthodox icon of the Angel of the Divine Liturgy (4)

He would help those who came to him with his gift of discernment