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Athenian Gifts is the internet home for unique gifts for Orthodox religious jewelry and gifts mainly from Greece. We are offering unique and beautiful products such as Prayer Rope, Wooden and Silver Icons, Silver Crosses, Wooden Crosses, Candle Holders, Incense Burners, Frankincense Copies of Ancient Greek Stuff and more...

Resurrection of Lazarus
16/03/2024

Resurrection of Lazarus

Presentation: Resurrection of Lazarus, Η Έγερσις του Λαζάρου, Воскрешение Лазаря.

The city of Lydda (Lod) is the birthplace of the Great Martyr George the Victorious. His mother's house was there, where...
15/11/2023

The city of Lydda (Lod) is the birthplace of the Great Martyr George the Victorious. His mother's house was there, where he spent his childhood. The Holy Great Martyr George was a Roman soldier, he suffered under Emperor Diocletian in Nicomedia at the beginning of the IV century. His relics were transferred by Christians to their homeland, Lydda, and there he was buried.

The tomb where the relics of the Great Martyr were laid is now located in an Orthodox church dedicated to the Great Martyr George. In the temple itself there is a piece of the relics of Saint George, as well as the chain with which the Great Martyr was bound.

The first church was built here in the VI century. The temple was destroyed several times and was restored in its present form only in 1872, thanks to donations from Russia. The consecration of the restored temple took place on November 3, 1872, the anniversary of the day when it was first consecrated. The Russian Church remembers and celebrates this event until the present day. This Feast is included in the Menaion, in honor of the churches built and dedicated to Saint George in Russia.

It was also in Lydda that the Apostle Peter healed Aeneas, who had been lying paralyzed for eight years (Acts 9:32-35).

Greek Orthodox Icon Three Holy Children in a Furnacehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/265775434247Three Holy ChildrenThe Three Ho...
19/12/2022

Greek Orthodox Icon Three Holy Children in a Furnace

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Three Holy Children
The Three Holy Children in the Fiery Furnace
In the Book of Daniel, The Three Holy Children, Hananiah (Shadrach), Mishael (Meshach), and Azariah (Abednego) were all companions of the Prophet Daniel and fellow kinsmen in the tribe of Judah. During the reign of King Jechonias they were taken prisoner and led away as captives with other Jews during the Babylonian Captivity. Eventually they were taken into the court of King Nebuchadnezzar as servants, stripped of their Hebrew names, and given Babylonian names which honored pagan deities. They later would be delivered by God from death after being placed in furnace by Nebuchadnezzar. They are commemorated December 17.

The Fiery Furnace
As told in Chapter Three in the Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar constructs a golden cult image of himself which he orders the populace to worship. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah defy the king's order, refusing to worship anyone but God alone. Nebuchadnezzar, in a fit of rage, orders that the three children be thrown in a furnace. Inside the furnace, Azariah prays for the forgiveness of his sins and those of his people, asking God to demonstrate his power to the Babylonians. They are delivered from the fire by an angel who makes the flames feel like a cool breeze over dew. Seen in the furnace walking with a fourth individual unscathed and praising God, the three children emerge. Nebuchadnezzar then orders the people to worship their God instead of the idol.

Significance
Before this event, Daniel interpreted a mysterious dream Nebuchadnezzar had of a statue composed of precious metals which was ground to dust by a rock hewn from a mountain without human craftsmanship. This vision is said to prefigure of Christ's incarnation, the Son of God who is begotten and not made, destroying death through His Resurrection.

The Church also teaches that it was Christ taking the form of an angel who saved the youths from their torment. In icons of this miracle, the angel sports a halo bearing a cross, indicating that He is Christ. The song of the three children is alluded to in odes seven and eight of the canon in matins and on other occasions in liturgical season. The reading of the story of the furnace, including the song Prayer of the Three Holy Children, is prescribed for the vesperal Divine Liturgy celebated by the Church on Holy Saturday.

Medal of St. Constantine (Konstantinata), with letters IC XC NIKA (Jesus Christ VICTORY).
12/12/2022

Medal of St. Constantine (Konstantinata), with letters IC XC NIKA (Jesus Christ VICTORY).

Elegant and simple. Perfect present for children, grandchildren, friends. LOT OF 5 pieces.

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