Read about icons
This page is dedicated to exploring a variety of stories of some of the saints and feasts depicted in icons both ancient and modern.
ST. EPHRAEM THE SYRIAN–HEROES OF CHRIST
Blessed is he who like a fire is ablaze with love and has burned up in himself all impure thoughts and corruption of the soul. –St. Ephraem the Syrian
ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA
ST. NICHOLAS is one of the most popular saints in both the Eastern and Western Churches. He was the bishop of Myra in Lycia (Modern Turkey) and was present at the Council of Nicea.