St. Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Orestes the Martyr of Cappadocia icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Orestes, the Martyr of Cappadocia. Commemorated November 10th. The Martyr Orestes the Physician of Cappadocia lived at the end of the third century in the city of Tyana in Cappadocia in the time of the emperor Diocletian (284 311). He was an illustrious and capable soldier, and from childhood St Orestes was truly a good Christian. By order of the emperor, the military officer Maximinus was sent to Tyana to deal with

For eight days he lay in bed suffering from his wounds

His clothes are depicted white as light as the Gospel writers describe

Then his body

and rightly discerning the meaning of the Old Testament prophecies

returning from pilgrimage to the holy places to his own monastery

" John 10:11

After he was baptized

At the feet of the Great Martyr the holy empress confessed Christ

The Holy Prophet Elijah is one of the greatest of the prophets

Soon she had nothing left for herself

At 71 years of age

Boniface laughed and asked