St. John Chrysostom icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. John Chrysostom icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint John the Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople (3), Saint Sophia Church Constantinople. Commemorated November 13. Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, one of the Three Hierarchs [January 30], was born at Antioch in about the year 347 into the family of a military commander. His father, Secundus, died soon after the birth of his son. His mother, Anthusa, widowed at twenty years of age, did not seek to remarry

fervent Christian that he was

Copy from an icon of 13 cent

hurt and needy

St John went to Jerusalem with his sister and his friend St Germanus

His wife had remained in the car

To others he just hinted

Of the prayers that was given to us by the Saints

he became a monk on the island of Zakynthos

having an ardent love for Christ

Orthodox icon of Resurrection

Time went by

After the death of her husband his mother