Orthodox Icon of St. Barnabas the Apostle

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June 11th
Troparion of Ss. Bartholomew & Barnabas (Tone 3)
Instruments of the Comforter and proclaimers of the Word, O Apostles and Seers of God, Bartholomew of the Twelve and Barnabas son of consolation, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Kontakion (Tone 3)
Thou wast the Lord's servant and the first of the Seventy, and thy preaching shone with Paul's. Thou didst proclaim Christ the Saviour to all, O Barnabas. Wherefore we celebrate thy memory with hymns.

Saint Barnabas was one of the 70 who Jesus sent out two by two during His earthly ministry. He was a Levite born to wealthy parents in Cyprus. His given name was Joseph, but the Apostles called him Barnabas which means "Son of Consolation". He studied under Gamaliel with the Saul and was the first among the Apostles to welcome him after his conversion. Barnabas travelled and preached the Gospel with Paul and Mark in Antioch and on missionary journeys. He was the first to preach in Rome and Milan. He was martyred by the Jews in his home country of Cyprus. Mark buried his body at the western gate of the city of Salamis, with a copy of the Gospel of Matthew in his hands that he had personally copied. For centuries his grave was unknown, but the place was a place of healing. During the reign of Emperor Zeno, the Apostle appeared in visions on three nights in a row to Archbishop Anthemius of Cyprus and revealed the location of his grave. Patriarch Peter of Antioch was trying to extend his rule to include Cyprus at that time. The recovery of the relics of St. Barnabas proved the apostolic foundation of the Church of Cyprus and, thus, its autocephaly was confirmed.

This Icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas.

Order # inp-79