Orthodox Icon of Saint Olga of Kiev

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July 11th
Troparion (Tone 1)
Thou didst give wings to thy mind with the knowledge of God, and soar beyond creatures to God the Creator of all. And when thou hadst found Him thou wast baptized and re-born. Thou dost enjoy the Tree of Life, remaining eternally incorrupt, O ever glorious Olga.

Princess Olga is also known as Saint Elena. Olga was her name given at birth and she was given the Christian name Elena (Helen) when she was baptised by Patriarch Polyeuctus in Constantinople. She was the wife of Prince Igor of Kievan Rus and grandmother of St. Vladimir. She did much to evangelize Russia. In this icon, she is holding a church to represent the churches she helped to build. Saint Princess Olga reposed in the Lord in 969.

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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