St. Maximus Kavsokalyves of Mount Athos icon (1) Sizes in inches:4 x 6

St. Maximus Kavsokalyves of Mount Athos icon (1) Sizes in inches:4 x 6Orthodox icon of Saint Maximus, Maximos Kavsokalybes or Kausokalyves of Mount Athos. Contemporary icon. Commemorated January 13th. Saint Maximus Kavsokalyvites was educated at the church of the Most Holy Theotokos at Lampsakos. At seventeen years of age he left his parental home, became a monk, and passed his obedience under Elder Mark, the finest spiritual instructor in Macedonia. After the death of his teacher, the saint pursued asceticism under the

its construction is generally attributed to the thirteenth to fourteenth century

but his works were very early translated into Greek and Armenian

Reference: Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Brookline

The demon began to implore the saint not to do so

On Great Saturday of the year 250

She spent the rest of her life

shall perish by the sword (Mt

The eagle with the wreath of flowers represented success in her future life

he journeyed to the East with several of his friends

and it affirmed the excommunication of Felicissimus

before setting out for the Holy Mountain

She is associated in the group as one of the wealthy women who provided support for Jesus during his three year public ministry