St. Eleftherios icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7

St. Eleftherios icon (1) Mounted on wood Sizes:5 X 7Orthodox icon of Saint Eleftherius, Eleutherius, Eleftherios, (1) Commemorated December 15 Protector Saint of: Childbirth Hieromartyr Eleutherius was the son of an illustrious Roman citizen, was raised in Christian piety by his mother, Saint Anthea. His virtue was such that at the age twenty, he had been elevated to bishop of Illyria. In the reign of the emperor Hadrian, St Eleutherius was tortured for his bold preaching about Christ, then was

or as the Evangelist Mark expresses

he settled into it

While she was in prison

you should have shown me this mercy from the very beginning

but gathering his final strength

Then he sent St Kyriake to be interrogated by his son-in-law and co-ruler Maximian at Nicomedia

Commemorated August 27

they received Holy Communion from the Bishop of Chios

to the great rejoicing of all mankind

His executioners watch as the Saint is thrown into a pit with wild beasts

The saint ordered them to carry out the emperor's instructions

The line attributed to the Emperor is the line those very feet whose sound Eve heard at the dusk in Paradise and hid herself in fear Kassiani emerged when the emperor was gone