Presentation of Christ to the Temple icon (1) Sizes in inches:8 X 11

Presentation of Christ to the Temple icon (1) Sizes in inches:8 X 11Orthodox icon of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Temple by Theophanis the Cretan (1535), Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos. Note: the sizes are not exact.

Scholars believe that it expresses deeper humanity and emotionality than that typical of contemporary Byzantine religious art

you will gaze upon the countenance of this illustrious man

so we do not know if the Monks brought with them the icon or the icon was made there or the reason why they painted this icon

Argyro the Neomartyr of Proussa

The Holy Prophet Zachariah and the Righteous Elizabeth were the parents of the holy Prophet

Dioceletain had them all executed

St Meletius

The saint demanded that the monks keep silence in church during services and at meals

Having been restored to life

As the Lenin

At the top of the icon the segment of a circle represents the divine realm

Diodorus and Diogenes believed in Christ and were baptized together with their families