St Mary of Egypt - 8.25 x 11 (Maple) St Paisios 1995 of edema

1995 of edema

All Georgia deeply venerates the elder

Seraphim remained hunched over for the rest of his life

St Arsenios gave the newborn his own name prophesying that he would one day become a monk

St Mary of Egypt - 8.25 x 11 (Maple) St Paisios 1995 of edemaSt Mary of Egypt was a desert ascetic who lived her life in debauchery. She spent her early life following her passions and ran away from her parents at the age of 12 and traveled to Alexandria. In Alexandria she lived as a harlot for 17 years, refusing pay from the men she slept with. She made money by begging and spinning flax. One day she met a group of men that were sailing to Jerusalem for the veneration of the Holy Cross. St Mary traveled with