Andrew the Apostle -  first follower of Jesus, he is known for his missionary travels, where he preached in regions around the Mediterranean area. During that time, he established an early orthodox church in the city of Byzantium, also in Georgia and Kiev, by Icon Painter Tamara Rigishvili
Andrew the Apostle
I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,John 14:6, Jesus is holding the book of life with letter, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
"I am the Way and the Truth and the Life"
Saint Filofteia The Martyr from Argeș, Protectress of Romania, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Saint Filofteia
Blessed Isidora the Fool of Tabenna in Egypt, Saint Isidore Christian nun and saint of the 4th century AD,patron of peasants and day-labourers, the Fool For Christ,  by Icon Painter Tamara Rigishvili
Saint Isidora the Fool For Christ
Click To Enlarge, Orthodox icon by Iconographer Tamara
Jesus Saviour of the World
Saint Ina is a fifth century Welsh saint and a member of the royal house of Gwynedd, St. Ina was the daughter of Ceredig ab Cunedda Wledig c. 420–453, and a granddaughter of Cunedda Wledig,St Ina is the patron of the Church of Saint Ina in Llanina near New Quay, Ceredigion, St. Ina Road in Heath, Cardiff takes its name after Saint Ina and is among a group of roads named after various Celtic saints, by Icon Painter Tamara Rigishvili
Saint Ina of Wales
Saint Tabitha, the patron saint of tailors and seamstresses, Tabitha the Widow, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter, Acts 9:39, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Saint Tabitha
Protection of the Mother of God, The Holy Protection of the Theotokos,The Protection of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, The Byzantine Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God, by Icon Painter Tamara Rigishvili
Feast of the Virgin Mary's Cerement
Mother of God known as Enlightener of Minds, Adding to the Mind, Increase of Intelligence, Pribavlenie Uma, healing of mental illness, healing of mental disorders, healing of spiritual delusion,  prayer before the icon helps in making decisions in the difficult situations, for successful study, for the enlightenment of the mind in learning, gift of spiritual and phisical blessings, enlightenment of the mind and the heart, Blessed Theotokos and the Divine Infant Christ with angels, cherubins and seraphims, fount of wisdom and reason,
Icon-The Mind Giver 2007, addition of the mind to children, by Tamara Rigishvili
Mother of God Enlightener of Minds
miracle-working spring near Constantinople, The Life-Giving Spring is celebrated on the Friday after Easter, a fountain of life,  Fountain of Living Waters,The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life, God is the source of the fountain of eternal life , Orthodox icon by Iconographer Tamara Rigishvili
Mother of God "The Life-Giving Spring"
Mary of Egypt, Egyptian grazer saint, highly venerated as a Desert Mother in the Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Churches, She became a prostitute and a beggar, to sustain herself. She went on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and had a conversation after hearing the voice of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She became a hermit in the desert , Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Mary of Egypt
 Great saint martyr of the Georgian Church, On October 19, 1314, St. Nikoloz was beheaded by the Muslims,  Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Holy Martyr Nikoloz Dvali
Icon of Blessed Olga of Alaska, Matushka Olga, Blessed Olga of Alaska Hand-painted Icon on Wood, Materials: acrylic paint and metal leaf on wood, Patron Saint of Midwives and Healer of the Abused and Broken, Matushka Olga of Kwethluk Alaska, Matushka Olga, a Native Alaskan of Yup'ik origin, was born on February 3, 1916 and reposed on November 8, Her given name in Yup'ik is Arrsamquq, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Blessed Olga of Alaska
Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women Luke 1:28, Mary is the Theotokos and Mother of our Lord, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Mary Worthy of all Praise
Saint Nicholas the Storm-Tossed, the Saint of the Sailors, the beloved of the people and protector of seafarers,  likeness of the icon from Gregoriou Monastery, the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia of Asia Minor, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
St. Nicholas made in the likness to Gregoriou Monastery icon
 Saint Nino was a young woman who preached Christianity in the Caucasian Iberia, part of Georgia,  In the 4th сentury, moved from Jerusalem to Mtckheta for preaching the Gospel,  Born in Cappadocia in the late third century, St. Nina or Nino, was the only daughter of a Roman general Zabulon, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
St. Nino the Enlightener of Georgia and Equal to the Apostles
Icon of Mother Mary Holding Cross with Jesus, Virgin Mary Statue With Hands Holding Crucifix, Holy Virgin Mary of Angels with crusifixion in hands, by iconpainter Tamara Rigishvili
Virgin Mary Holding Crucifix
In 1987 the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church considered the deeds of Ilia Chavchavadze and decreed him worthy to be numbered among the saints. He was canonized as Saint Ilia the Righteous,Ilia had forgiven his murderers offense long before, in his prophetic poem-Prayer:

Our Father Who art in Heaven!

With tenderness I stand before Thee on my knees;

I ask for neither wealth nor glory;

I won’t debase my holy prayer with earthly matters.

I would wish for my soul to rest in heaven,

My heart to be radiant with love heralded by Thee,

I would wish to be able to ask forgiveness of mine enemies,

Even if they pierce me in the heart:

Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they do, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Ilia the Righteous
 Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite-Love Christ and put nothing before His Love. He is joy, He is life, He is light. He is the ultimate desire, He is everything. St. Porphyrios was born on February 7, 1906, in the Agios Ioannis. The venerable Silouan the Athonite, Silouan of Mount, a monk of the early twentieth century at the Monastery of St. Panteleimon,  Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
St.Silouan the Athonite and Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
The Last Supper, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
The Last Supper
Macarius of Egypt c. 300 – 391, Christian monk and grazer hermit, Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great, St. Abba Macarius the Great, disciple of St. Anthony the Great, Coptic Orthodox Monastery of St. Macarius the Great lies in Wadi Natrun, Holy Hermit Macarius of Egypt, Icon by Tamara Rigishvili
Macarius of Egypt

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