St. Phevronia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Phevronia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox Icon of Saint Phevronia, Fevronia , Febronia the Righteous Virgin Martyr of Nisibis, th Much suffering. Commemorated June 25. This is the Orthodox Icon of Virgin Martyr Febronia who suffered during the reign of Diocletian (284 305). She was raised at a monastery in the city of Sivapolis (Assyria) where her aunt, Bryaena, was the abbess. Becauseshe was concerned about her niece's salvation, she assigned her a stricter form of life than the

The crown is also a symbol of Christian marriage in the Orthodox Church

and therefore went off preaching in the West

the Christian Ariadne refused to participate in the impious ceremony

intending to visit the church of St Paul in Tarsus

how outspoken a young girl was before a king

Christians were slaughtered like lambs

and trusting in Him

for we shall seek heavenly riches for ourselves

But he could not keep up with her due to his old age

and among the wealthiest citizens of Volissos

saying to him

to the tyrant Licinius