St. Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna icon Mounted on wood Sizes:5 x 7Orthodox icon of Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna. Commemorated February 23. Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, was fruitful in every good work (Col. 1: 10), was born in the first century, and lived in Smyrna in Asia Minor. He was orphaned at an early age, but at the direction of an angel, he was raised by the pious widow Kallista. After the death of his adoptive mother, Polycarp gave away his possessions and began to lead a chaste life, caring for the
and seeing the tied-up robbers
For ten years Abba Dorotheus was cell-attendant for St John the Prophet (Feb
the character of his life
and many another church-song
During this period St John wrote his Six Discourses on the Priesthood
Orthodox icon of Most Holy Theotokos like the "Root or Tree of Jesse"
together with a high tower and large numbers of cells for the monks relatively rapidly
Against the Opponents of Those Attracted to the Monastic Life
In surprise the military commander heard a voice coming from the Cross saying
and warned him of the wicked intentions of Herod
He shared his patients pain and anguish for he saw each person as an image of God
From the early eighth century until the beginning of the eighteenth century
