Antique Russian icon of ST. John the Baptist 19th century widows mite pendants A city on a hill

A city on a hill cannot be hidden

yet the frequency of depiction of the Resurrection pales into quite modest compared with the countless images of his terrible death

the staves of it crossing the middle side bars to hold it up off the ground

a foundation of the Christian faith

Saints Prokopiy and Ioinn of Ustyug and the two Saint Basils

Antique Russian icon of ST. John the Baptist 19th century widows mite pendants A city on a hillIcon description . the Baptist John, thus came to be called the Forerunner of Christ, a star compared to Christ, the Sun of Righteousness. Our Lord Himself called him the greatest born of women. Thus in the Church he has become the particular patron of monks and is called an earthly angel and a heavenly man. This is why in icons which portray him, he is shown as having wings. These are not of course physical wings, they are the spiritual wings of the