Orthodox Icon of Prophet Micah

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August 14th
Troparion (Tone 4)
In the Spirit thou didst foresee the Church of Christ as a lofty mountain, O inspired Prophet Micah. As thou hast foretold, those who have found salvation therein are walking in the paths of the Lord, ever praising thy glorious memory.

The Prophet Micah, one of the Old Testament prophets, was descended from the Tribe of Judah. He was a native of the city of Moresheth. He was a contemporary of the Prophet Isaiah. He foresaw the misfortunes threatening the kingdom of Israel before its destruction, and the sufferings of Judah during the incursions under the Assyrian emperor Sennacherib. He foretold the birth of the Savior of the world: "And thou, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, art too few in number to be reckoned with the thousands of Judah; yet out of thee shall come forth to Me, one who is to be a ruler in Israel, and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity" (Mic. 5: 2). The Jews were afraid to kill the Prophet Micah. His relics were discovered in the fourth century AD at Baraphsatia, through a revelation to the Bishop of Eleutheropolis, Zeuinos.

This icon is from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, (near Pittsburgh) by the hand of Constantine Youssis. Inscription is in Greek reads "Michaias".

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