St. George and saint Polychronia Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. George and saint Polychronia Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint George and his Mother Saint Polychronia Commemorated April 23th The Holy Martyr Polychronia (Polychrona) was the mother of the Saint and Great Martyr George the Trophy Bearer and was from the city of Lydda (Diospolis) in Palestine. She also came from a renowned and noble race. She was modest, brave, and filled with temperance, kindness and sweetness. Most of all, her soul loved God, prayer and humility. She spent her time

Because of her humility and her love for the poor

friends of Placidas

a monk did not heed his advice and left the monastery

Every day a Canon of Supplication is chanted in honour of the icon and on Fridays the Divine Liturgy is celebrated

Panteleimon appointed him with an official letter of warrant to be a father confessor

He asks them to deny their faith in order to be saved

The emperor hoped that the youth would devote himself to government work

just like the widow of Zarephath's barrel of meal and cruse of oil (1/3 Kings 17:8-16)

and they separated

Commemorated February 26th

when he was more than certain that it wouldn't be at Kallisia

and insults