Holy Innocents of Bethlehem

Holy Innocents of BethlehemThe Holy Innocents of Bethlehem those infant children slaughtered by Herod's command in his futile attempt to destroy the newborn King are among the most beloved of the early martyrs, honored by the Church as flowers cut down by the frost of persecution, the first buds of the Church. Painted by Dcn. Paul Drozdowski in the Jordanville iconographic tradition, this icon honors their witness with quiet reverence. An Orthodox mounted icon of the Holy

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An Orthodox mounted icon of the entire angelic company for any home or parish church

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