Orthodox Icon of St. Dorothy

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February 6th
Troparion (Tone 3)
By the radiance of thy holy life thou didst draw the two sisters united in spirit into the Eternal Light; and didst send roses and apples from Paradise to Theophilus. O Dorothy, as fellow-contestants you were counted worthy of divine glory. Ask that we who praise you may receive the forgiveness of our sins.

Dorothy was from Caesarea in Cappadocia. The magistrate Sapricius set about to convert Dorothy to paganism, so put her in the keeping of pagan sisters, Christina and Kallista. Dorothy instead converted them. Sapricius in a rage ordered the sisters to be bound back to back, dipped in pitch, then set on fire. He then sentenced Dorothy to death who responded by joyfully proclaiming: "I thank Thee, O Christ, Thou Lover of souls, that Thou callest me to Thy Paradise and leadest me to thy most holy court!" Theophilus, who witnessed this taunted her saying: "Here, you bride of Christ; send me apples and wild roses from your bridegrooms's paradise!" Dorothy answered, "Yes. I'll do that!" At the place of execution, a handsome young man appeared with three wonderful apples and three red wild roses. Dorothy instructed him to give them to Theophilus. He presented them and said "Here is what you asked for." (This was an angel of God. It was winter.) Theophilus repented and became a Christian. He followed St. Dorothy in martyrdom not long after.

This icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas. This icon is one of the "cloud of witnesses" at St. Philip's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania.

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