Belarus holds a deep inheritance of saints and wonderworking icons of the Mother of God. This bundle brings together its saints, a servant of God and four beloved Marian icons.
These cards share one land: the saints and martyrs of Belarus and four Marian icons honored there.
This bundle includes 13 different handmade prayer cards, one of each saint listed below.
The 13 cards in this bundle
- Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk: A Belarusian princess who became an abbess and reshaped education, monastic life and spiritual culture across Eastern Europe. Feast: May 23.
- Saint Simon of Polotsk: A Belarusian monk of quiet obedience and study, remembered as a guide for those discerning vocation. Feast: October 24.
- Saint Menas of Polotsk: A Belarusian monk who began human, struggled with temptation, and returned to God through slow repentance. Feast: October 20.
- Saint Avraamy (Abraham) of Smolensk: A Russian monk and preacher whose stern call to repentance stirred jealousy, and who was falsely accused by fellow Christians.
- Saint Athanasius of Brest: A seventeenth century Orthodox monk and abbot who held to the faith in prison and was martyred, remembered among the New Martyrs of Belarus.
- Saint Cyril of Turov: A twelfth century monk, bishop and writer of Kievan Rus who withdrew to a pillar-like enclosure and taught generations to meet God in solitude and repentance.
- Saint Laurence of Turov: A monk of Kievan Rus marked by chronic illness, remembered as a gentle witness to perseverance when the body fails. Feast: January 29.
- Saint Charitina of Lithuania: A young Christian virgin and martyr of Lithuania, honored by Orthodox and Eastern Catholics for loyalty to Christ when conversion meant rejection and persecution. Feast: October 5.
- The Belynichskaya Icon of the Mother of God: One of the most revered miraculous icons of the Theotokos in Belarus, honored by Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Feast: April 12.
- The Kupyatitskaya Icon of the Mother of God: A small copper relief icon from Kupyatichi, Belarus, dating from 1182 and tied to a history of invasion and endurance. Feast: September 14.
- The Minskaya Icon of the Mother of God: Our Lady of Minsk, one of Belarus's best-loved Marian icons, honored by Orthodox and Eastern Catholics. Feast: August 26.
- The Zhirovitskaya Icon of the Mother of God: A small carved stone relief icon of Mary, venerated by both Orthodox and Eastern Catholics in Belarus. Feast: May 20.
- Servant of God Fabijan Abrantovich: A Belarusian Greek Catholic priest and educator who chose pastoral fidelity over personal safety and died after Soviet imprisonment. Commemorated September 20.
Each card features sacred artwork on the front and a short biography with a prayer on the back. Every card is handmade and laminated in Austin, Texas, and a prayer is said for the person who will receive it.
Belarus holds a deep inheritance of saints and wonderworking icons of the Mother of God. This bundle brings together its saints, a servant of God and four beloved Marian icons.
These cards share one land: the saints and martyrs of Belarus and four Marian icons honored there.
This bundle includes 13 different handmade prayer cards, one of each saint listed below.
The 13 cards in this bundle
- Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk: A Belarusian princess who became an abbess and reshaped education, monastic life and spiritual culture across Eastern Europe. Feast: May 23.
- Saint Simon of Polotsk: A Belarusian monk of quiet obedience and study, remembered as a guide for those discerning vocation. Feast: October 24.
- Saint Menas of Polotsk: A Belarusian monk who began human, struggled with temptation, and returned to God through slow repentance. Feast: October 20.
- Saint Avraamy (Abraham) of Smolensk: A Russian monk and preacher whose stern call to repentance stirred jealousy, and who was falsely accused by fellow Christians.
- Saint Athanasius of Brest: A seventeenth century Orthodox monk and abbot who held to the faith in prison and was martyred, remembered among the New Martyrs of Belarus.
- Saint Cyril of Turov: A twelfth century monk, bishop and writer of Kievan Rus who withdrew to a pillar-like enclosure and taught generations to meet God in solitude and repentance.
- Saint Laurence of Turov: A monk of Kievan Rus marked by chronic illness, remembered as a gentle witness to perseverance when the body fails. Feast: January 29.
- Saint Charitina of Lithuania: A young Christian virgin and martyr of Lithuania, honored by Orthodox and Eastern Catholics for loyalty to Christ when conversion meant rejection and persecution. Feast: October 5.
- The Belynichskaya Icon of the Mother of God: One of the most revered miraculous icons of the Theotokos in Belarus, honored by Orthodox and Catholic Christians. Feast: April 12.
- The Kupyatitskaya Icon of the Mother of God: A small copper relief icon from Kupyatichi, Belarus, dating from 1182 and tied to a history of invasion and endurance. Feast: September 14.
- The Minskaya Icon of the Mother of God: Our Lady of Minsk, one of Belarus's best-loved Marian icons, honored by Orthodox and Eastern Catholics. Feast: August 26.
- The Zhirovitskaya Icon of the Mother of God: A small carved stone relief icon of Mary, venerated by both Orthodox and Eastern Catholics in Belarus. Feast: May 20.
- Servant of God Fabijan Abrantovich: A Belarusian Greek Catholic priest and educator who chose pastoral fidelity over personal safety and died after Soviet imprisonment. Commemorated September 20.
Each card features sacred artwork on the front and a short biography with a prayer on the back. Every card is handmade and laminated in Austin, Texas, and a prayer is said for the person who will receive it.
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