St. Alexander Patriach of Constantinople icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Alexander Patriach of Constantinople icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Alexander, Alexandros Patriarch of Constantinople. Commemorated August 30. NOTE: the sizes are approximately. Saint Alexander clash with the activities of heretics who sought to distort the teachings of the Church. St Alexander (325 340) was a vicar bishop during the time of St Metrophanes (June 4), the first Patriarch of Constantinople. Because of the patriarch's extreme age, Alexander substituted for him at the First

having learned where the Greek women had gone

and the ascetics of Athos put it into practice

and the saint continued to denounce the pagan superstitions and glorify God as before

Saint Athanasius the Great

and I will take Him away

Wait three more days

In 1351 the Council of Blachernae solemnly upheld the Orthodoxy of his teachings

" Some say his fingers form those letters

St Methodius (June 14)

St Anthony spent twenty years in complete isolation and constant struggle with the demons

is called Hesychasm (from the Greek hesychia meaning calm

He brought many people to Christ by the example of his life