St. Joseph the Betrothed icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:11 x 17

St. Joseph the Betrothed icon (3) Mounted on wood Sizes:11 x 17Orthodox icon of Holy Righteous Joseph the Betrothed (3). Commemorated December 29. Protector Saint of : Adopted Boys, Carpenters and Woodworkers Orthodox icon of Saint Joseph the Betrothed of the royal lineage of King David, who was a simple carpenter from Nazareth. In his first marriage to Salome, he had four sons, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and two daughters. After he became a widower, St Joseph led a life of strict temperance and was chosen

Orthodox icon of The Most Holy Theotokos " Tenderness" in real gold foil

The water miraculously stopped flowing

His fame spread everywhere and many flocked to him for his prayers and blessing

Meeting with steadfast refusal

accounting herself the worst and most sinful of all

Before her beheading

but rather to offer sacrifice to the gods as was the Roman custom

Under the bishop’s direction

The emperor Diocletian personally interrogated him

The bodies of Saint Elizabeth and Saint Barbara were taken to Jerusalem in 1920

Paul speaks of the self-emptying of Christ who condescends to human servitude and ignoble death in order to be “highly exalted” by God his Father

She dampened it with tears of rejoicing and tied it securely with strands of her own hair