Own a unique handmade icon of Panagia Deomeni (The Orant). Crafted on natural wood, depicting the Virgin Mary in constant prayer and intercession for humanity.
Saint Sabbas was born in Moutalaska of Cappadocia in 439 AD. His parents were devout Christians and he decided at a very young age to dedicate himself to ascetic life. At the urging of Saint Efthymius, he went to a monastery in which the abbot was Saint Theoctistus. During his stay in the monastery, Sabbas was distinguished for his spiritual virtues as a result of which he received the miraculous gift.
Theotokos the Life-giving Spring Handmade Greek Orthodox Wooden Icon
The Feast of the Life-Giving Spring was established in the 19th century as an anniversary of the inauguration of the holy temple built in honor of the Virgin of the Life-Giving Spring in Baloukli of Constantinople. The emperor Leo the Great, in the year 474 AD, built a temple of exceptional beauty in honor of the Virgin Mary. The temple was located near a spring, whose thermal water had healed many people, including the emperor Justinian.
