St. Dorotheus of Gaza icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8

St. Dorotheus of Gaza icon Mounted on wood Sizes:6 X 8Orthodox icon of Saint Dorotheus of Gaza (Dorotheos, Icon of 12 cent. Monastery of Doinysiou Mount Athos. Commemorated August 13th. "The Holy Abba Dorotheus was a disciple of St John the Prophet in the Palestinian monastery of Abba Seridus in the sixth century. In his youth he had zealously studied secular science. "When I sought worldly knowledge," wrote the abba, "it was very difficult at first. When I would come to take a book, I was like a man

under the guidance of the Apostle Paul

who later as Emperor was called the Apostate because he denied Christ and did all in his power to restore paganism

St George said

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

on the initiative of St Gregory

fulfilling her vow to dedicate her son to God

and the child died soon after

the brethren found that he had been healed

The prophet names the Messiah as God and Man

NOTE: the name of the store is a watermark

which eventually became a temple named after her

and recognizing Byzantium's truly sorry state