Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, Theophany Icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:7.6 X 11

Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, Theophany Icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:7.6 X 11Orthodox icon of the Baptism of our Lord (Theophany, also Epiphany) (3). Commemorated January 6th. This icon is about the Feast that reveals the Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt. 3: 13 17; Mark 1: 9 11; Luke 3: 21 22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by the St John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a dove. From ancient times this Feast was called

and the skull of St Luke in the Catholic Cathedral of St Vico in Prague

They beat him

at the helm of the church

An angel told them that a daughter would be born to them

who had remained behind after the end of Matins in order to continue his prayer

Virgin-martyr at Heraclea

and my spirit could hardly endure these signs and marks of eternal majesty and heavenly power

he decided to go to the island opposite

Then Isaiah asked the Lord

who later became Bishop of Nazianzus

She was ready to fulfill a martyrs death

his neighbor St Theoctistus (September 3) also lived in asceticism