St. Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus icon (2) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus. Commemorated May 14th or 25th. The Hieromartyr Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus, lived a life of asceticism in a monastery, and afterwards he served as a bishop on the island of Cyprus. At the time of the persecution under Diocletian (284 305), St Therapon bravely confessed the name of Christ and died a martyric death. The relics of the hieromartyr were at first located on Cyprus and were glorified by

Commemorated October 29th

When she returned to her home Magedon

hanging upon the Cross

Depicting for the Jews their impending enslavement to the king of Babylon

Icon of Theopanes the Cretan (16th cent

Commemorated October 25th

indicating that as the Mother of God she is greater in honor than the cherubim

She displayed great wisdom in leading the nuns

While the Great Martyr was praying

which He endured for the sake of human kind

when they led him back to the interrogation

The Hieromartyr Cyprian converted so many pagans to Christ that in his diocese there was no one left to offer sacrifice to idols