St. Menas icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Menas icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox icon of Saint Martyr Menas, Minas, Mina, Mena, Mennas. Commemorated November 11. This Orthodox icon depicts the Holy Great Martyr Menas of Egypt, an Egyptian by birth, born in 285 A. D., in the city of Niceous (Nakiyos or Nikiu), which lies in the vicinity of Memphis. His parents were real ascetic Christians; his father's name was Audexios (or Eudoxius) and his mother's name was Aufimia (or Euphemia). On the feast of St. Mary, the mother who

take courage and rejoice

that He would preserve seven thousand faithful servants who had not worshipped Baal

needy and indigent

He was tonsured and a year later Seraphim was ordained as hierodeacon

Julian demanded that St Artemius honor the pagan gods

but his wife died only a few years later

but gathering his final strength

Arius set out triumphantly for the church

proposing that they should all go together in order to gather various medicinal herbs

Saint Anna was the daughter of Matthan the priest

he secretly assisted in Basil's consecration

Together with him let us cry to the Theotokos: Rejoice