Samuel the Prophet icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

Samuel the Prophet icon (4) Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Prophet Samuel (4). Commemorated August 20th. The Prophet Samuel was the fifteenth and last of the Judges of Israel, living more than 1146 years before the Birth of Christ. He was descended from the Tribe of Levi, and was the son of Elkanah from Ramathaim Zophim of Mount Ephraim. He was born, having been besought from the Lord through the prayers of his mother Hannah (therefore he received the name Samuel, which means besought from

there is nothing else filled with such divine power and grace

but one of the servants of the emperor took her and led her off to the palace

Commemorated on July 25 and December 9

Christ is shown in the center of the icon standing up and staring at us

He received an excellent education

The Apostle Bartholomew was still alive when he was taken down

the philosopher turned to his companions and said

St Irene spent the next few years in spiritual struggles defeating the assaults of the demons

" He builds a new convent It was a long held desire of the Elder's to found a holy convent of his own

and Basil was not banished

During these horrible years

When the Moslems seized Antioch centuries later