Greek Icon: Stylianos Of Paphlagonia - Protector Of Little Children: Dated 1918

Wear - silver plate vestments (reattached in places - not hallmarked, low fineness). Stylian of Paphlagonia, known as Stylian the Hermit, a saint from Adrianople, in the province of Paphlagonia (present-day Turkey). Born between 400 and 500 AD. He distributed his inheritance to the poor and left the city to live in a monastery, and later as a hermit in a cave in the desert. Stylian was known for his love of children. He believed that to be saved, a soul must be like that of a small child. He is famous for his gift of healing children through his prayers. He also gained a reputation as a miracle worker, as his prayers seemed to help childless couples conceive. After his death, whenever a child fell ill, an icon of St. Stylian was painted and hung above their bed.
The second Saint (left) is the patron saint of pregnant women and childbirth: Eleftherios, "the free one." Son of a Roman consul, Eugene.