Jesus Christ "The Vine" icon (4) Size:4 x 6Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ "The Vine" or the "Tree of Life" (4). Copy of an icon of 1664, Venice Italy Christ said to His disciples, "I am the vine and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that bears no fruit he takes away, and every branch of mine that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." (John 15: 1 2). This Orthodox icon first appeared in the 15th century. Christ sits as though He is enthroned at the bifurcation
son of Zebedee and brother of Saint John the Evangelist
The saint lived in the stable and took care of his master's animals
St Eustathius did not show up at the pagan temple
and twice smashed the idols in a pagan temple
he had been elevated to bishop of Illyria
and only the Apostle John remained in the depths of the sea
Original the icon was in the Solovki Monastery in Russia and now in the Museum of Moscow
Very soon the icon became one of the most miraculous icons in Greece
He was born in Egypt in the village of Coma
and gradually the number of monks began to increase
The holy Elder Palamon blessed the foundations of the monastery and predicted its future glory
the young Jacob moved with his mother in Ochrid
