Thanks be to God and Fausto's hard work, our two side altars are complete. Below are two links about the Holy Unmercenary Healer, St. Panteliemon, and the Holy Icon of Panagia Eliestria.
Saint Panteliemon was selected for this niche for several reasons: We have his Holy Relic, a Physician Saint seemed appropriate since we are less than a mile from Sutter and Kaiser hospitals, and we don’t have a church dedicated to him in our Holy Metropolis. What a blessing it was, and it will be, to celebrate his feast day from this altar on July 27.
Panagia Eliestria was a unique selection but most meaningful to our parish. The first two icons of our parish, now in the salon to the left in the narthex, were painted in Koroni, Greece, by a family member of our parishioners. There, in the village of Koroni, we find a Church dedicated to Panagia Eliestria and the miraculous finding of the Holy Icon. What makes it all the more special is that our woodworker, George, crafted the wooden case for this icon in Koroni; now, he will frame the niche that houses the holy icon here in Roseville. I’m confident this is the only icon of its kind in the United States, making it all the more remarkable when we celebrate the Feast on January 22.
