St. Nicholas Planas icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6

St. Nicholas Planas icon Mounted on wood Sizes:4 X 6Orthodox Icon of Nicholas Planas of Athens. Commemorated February 2. Saint Nicholas Planas was born in 1851 on the island of Naxos in Greece. Papa Nicholas was married at 17, but his wife died only a few years later, and so he spent the rest of his life in celibacy, his only aspiration being to serve the Church. He was ordained deacon in 1879 and priest in 1884, and his entire life passed in the midst of the noisy and bustling city of Athens. His

of which 750 were preserved in twelve volumes

focusing upon the nature of the light of Mount Tabor

An angel brought Holy Communion to the saint each Saturday and Sunday

Perhaps this was during the infamous Crusade of 1204

St Sophia and her daughters did not hide their faith in Christ

The future apostle was from Bethsaida

As she opened her eyes

in the city of Antioch of Pisidia (southern Asia Minor)

Faith was twelve

St George pierced the throat of the serpent with his spear and trampled it with his horse

but she was not interested in any of them

The Voice continued: On Friday morning the Man of God comes forth from the body