Crucifixion icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Crucifixion icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of the Crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ, by Theophanis the Cretan (1535), Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos

urged to worship idols

Because of his ascetic life and firm confession of the Orthodox Faith

tell where thou hast put Him

Leo built a church over this site at his own expense

During this time there had begun a persecution of Christians under the emperor Nero (56-68)

his conscience told him to add a few more Psalms and prostrations

Saint Tatiana or Tatiane lived in Rome

Unsuccessful

and the Lord showed him a radiant Sign of the Cross in the heavens with the inscription In this Sign

St Nicholas remained a great ascetic

thrown onto a bonfire

and he pointed to the fragrant paradaisical fruit