St Leonidis and the 7 Virgin Candle - Livani / Frankincense Frangrance Patron Saint Soldiers hand painted and decorated

hand painted and decorated

Embellished with bold black ribbon and Grecian key ribbon

particularly his revelation to the Theotokos that she would bear Christ

Lapis Laluzi

Crosses are widely recognized as a symbol of faith and Christianity

St Leonidis and the 7 Virgin Candle - Livani / Frankincense Frangrance Patron Saint Soldiers hand painted and decoratedA local saint of Trizina, Saint Leonidis lived in the 3rd century AD. He and seven faithful women were tortured and eventually executed (drowned) by the Romans in 251 AD. The martyred saint's relic washed ashore at Leonidio in the Province of Kynouria. The holy martyr Leonides an the holy martyrs Charissa, Nike, Galina, Kalisa, Nunekhis, Vasilissa and Theodora suffered at Corinth in the days of Emperor Decius (240 251 AD) They are celebrated on the