St. Philoumenos the Martyr icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11

St. Philoumenos the Martyr icon Mounted on wood Sizes:8 X 11Orthodox icon of Saint Philoumenos the HieroMartyr. Comemmorated August 27th Saint Philoumenos came from the village of Orounta in the province of Morphou, Cyprus. The neomartyr was born in 1913 to George and Magdalene Hasapis, along with his twin brother Archimandrite Elpidios. Even though his parents came from the village of Orounta, they lived at the parish of St. Savvas in Nicosia, since his father had his own inn and bakery there. From a young

and she did not want to let him into the house

Obeying the instructions of the heavenly messenger

and then went to a pagan temple to offer thanks

they were beheaded with the sword by order of the emperor

Prophet Abbakoum

but the fire was extinguished at once

The head of this monastery began to teach the young man the method of unceasing prayer and mental activity

Even during his life the saint worked many miracles

freed his servants

illumined with the light of the spiritual Sun

Alexandros Patriarch of Constantinople

and the community of Orounta