#Orthodox Saint

[discoveringorthodoxy]

“Fire makes iron impossible to touch, and likewise frequent prayer renders the intellect more forceful in its warfare against the enemy. That is why the demons strive with all their strength to make us slothful in attentiveness to prayer, for they know that prayer is the intellect's invincible weapon against them.”

- St. John of Karpathos -

#eastern orthodox #orthodox saint #greek orthodox #quote #orthodox #orthodox christian #prayer

[graysoniconography]

Saint Hippolytus of Rome

The hieromartyr Hippolytus of Rome was a priest and an ecclesiastical writer of the third century. He is considered to have been antipope of the Church of Rome from about 217 to 235. He was among the most important Christian theologians of the third century, and a saint. His feast day is January 30.

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Life

The early life of Hippolytus is unknown. He was born about the year 170 and lived in Rome when young. Greek was his native tongue. He is believed to have been a disciple of Irenaeus of Lyons and to have met Origen. From the details of his work, Philosophoumena Hippolytus apparently was in Rome during the time Victor was the bishop of Rome. At the beginning of the third century he was a priest noted for his learning, eloquence, zeal, and moral earnestness. He was also noted to be a bishop of an unspecified city by Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome and by the poet Prudentius as bishop of Portus, a port for Rome.

The Philosophoumena, that is a part of his larger work "Refutation of All Heresies", shows that he dissented from the compassionate views of Bps. Zephyrinus, whom he considered to be a weak man "unskilled the church's rule", and ‎Callistus I of Rome concerning the reception of backsliders and heretics who had repented. In the "Refutation of All Heresies" Hippolytus set out to refute the doctrines of the Gnostics and condemn heretics by showing that their views were taken from pagan philosophy and oriental theosophy.

Hippolytus also came into conflict with the opinions of the bishops of Rome on christological issues of the day to such an extant that came to allow himself to be elected a rival bishop of Rome, the first antipope

Under the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax Hippolytus was exiled to Sardinia in 235 where he died, reportedly a martyr. His body was returned to Rome and interred in a cemetery on the Via Tiburtina. By about 255, he was considered a martyred priest by the Church, indicating that he had been reconciled with the Church and not considered a schismatic.

Taken from Orthodox Wiki

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[vath-and-such-vinluv-s-stuff]

Saint Peter: Cephas

#Saint peter #simon peter #iconography #christianity #christian art #orthodox saint #catholic saint

[r4is1n]

#St.Georgeposting #orthodox saint #orthodoxy

[biblicalgirl]

"𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦... 𝐌𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐨."

- St. Cosmas of Aetolia

#christianity #catholic #orthodox #saints #♡

[meirimerens]

a theomachist in the face of a cruel god, or more reassuringly, something worse entirely

#pathologic #daniil dankovsky #мор утопия #bachelor dankovsky #my art #el bibi.... #a wink if you can guess which saint i. tried. to draw. #all beetles from plates by Georgiy Jacobson in his “Жуки России и Западной Европы” 1905-1915 I know he would have it. I know this to be tru #the text (“this feeling of brilliant vermin watch it ebb and flow / be merciful to them like you wish [...] was to you”) is about him #knowing he was gay from a young age (~12) & not dealing with it Ideally in his (christian orthodox + #strict-masculinity-enforcing) household 🤧👍 #<- To Me......... #bit embarrassing that I had this exact concept as a digital wip for 5 months now but it's seeing a cool beetle on my walk yesterday that #kicked me into making it become real..... the unthought benefits of touching grass: it makes wip be made. #everytime i have to color balance in the disgusting indoor light at night. well. gets on my nerves to put it lightly

[orthodoxadventure]

Башмаки блаженной Ксении Петербургской // The shoes of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg by Alexander Prostev

#Saint Xenia #Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg #Christianity #Orthodox Christianity #Art

[dramoor]

"The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all races bless her on earth, while the heavenly powers serve her. And the Lord has given us this blessed Mother of His as a defender and helper."

~St. Silouan the Athonite

#humble #humility #Theotokos #Virgin Mary #Mother of God #Panagia #Lord Jesus Christ #Icons #Orthodox Christian #blessed Mother #Madonna and Child #helper #defender #saints #St. Silouan the Athonite

[psalmlover]

gorgeous prayer candle by FannyPippin on Etsy

#christian blog #christianity #spirituality #theology #catholic #christian faith #catholiscism #prayer #candles #catholic aesthetic #catholic saints #mother mary #virgin mary #devotional #christian witch #christopagan #christian mysticism #orthodox christianity

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Francisco Meneses Osorio (Spanish, 1636-1721) Saint Joseph with the Child, ca.1600s

#best quality online #Francisco Meneses Osorio #Saint Joseph with the Child #saint joseph the terror of demons #1600s #spanish art #spanish #spain #christian art #christentum #christianity #christian #catholic #catholicism #roman catholic #orthodox #art #fine art #european art #classical art #europe #european #oil painting #fine arts #europa #mediterranean #hispanic #latin

[discoveringorthodoxy]

"A man cannot become good and wise immediately, but only through much effort, reflection, experience, time, practice and desire for virtuous action. The man who is good and enjoys the love of God, and who truly knows Him, never ceases to do ungrudgingly all that accords with His will. Such men are rare."

-Saint Anthony the Great-

#eastern orthodox #greek orthodox #quote #orthodox saint #Good works #Jesus #love #Christianity #wisdom #good #orthodox christianity #Saint Anthony the Great

[graysoniconography]

Saint Nicholas of Myra

My patron and one of my favorite saints. Icon by me.

#eastern orthodox #orthodox #orthodoxy #eastern catholic #christianity #christian #orthodox christian #byzantine #icon #iconography #saint #orthodox saint #orthodox icon #saint nicholas #Nicholas #saint nikolai #Saint Nicholas of Myra #Russian saint #Russian orthodox #Russian orthodox icon #Russian #Wonderworking saint #patron saint #christian iconography #orthodox iconography #Byzantine icon #byzantine iconography #orthodox catholic #nikolai #orthodox patron saint

[godlovesyousoiloveyou]

One day in Athens, Saint Porphryios was with a nun and needed to take a taxi. The taxi driver they found was an uncouth, blasphemous character. So the nun said to Saint Porphryios: "Maybe we should find another taxi." But he replied: "No, let's go with this one, but let me do all the talking."

When they got in the taxi, the taxi driver started saying all kinds of things to them about how selfish priests are, how corrupt bishops are, etc. Saint Porphyrios didn't say a word, and so neither did the nun. After going on and on for quite some time, the taxi driver started wondering why the priest and nun weren't responding. So he looked back at them and said: "So, priest, what do you have to say about all this I've said?"

Saint Porphyrios replied: "Well, let me tell you a story. There was once a very good priest in Crete whose wife had died and was living alone with his young son. But then the Nazis came and killed this priest. His son couldn't understand how God would let this happen to such a good person, and so he became very embittered and angry with God."

At this point, the taxi driver stopped the car and in tears said to Saint Porphyrios: "But, Father, that is my story." After this, the taxi driver confessed to St. Porphyrios and began to live a spiritual life.

+ From the journal of Hieromonk Ephraim

#Saint Porphyrios #st. porphyrios of kavsokalyvia #panagia’s garden book club #eastern orthodox #eastern orthodoxy #orthodoxy #orthodox christianity #orthodox #christianity #greek orthodox

[pre-raphaelisme]

A Saint of the Eastern Church (formerly called A Greek Acolyte) by Simeon Solomon, 1867-1868

#1867-1868 #19th century #simeon solomon #art #painting #pre raphaelites #pre raphaelite brotherhood #saint #eastern orthodox #religious art

[orthodoxsoul]

Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says,

"You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved."

Both of these thoughts are from the enemy, and there is no truth in them. But think this way: I am a great sinner, but the Lord is merciful. He loves people very much, and He will forgive my sins. (St. Silouan the Athonite)

#orthodox #orthodox christianity #wisdom of the saints #St. Silouan the Athonite #lord jesus christ son of God have mercy on me a sinner #god is love

[biblicalgirl]

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭?”

- St. Augustine

#christianity #catholic #orthodox #saints