February 22
Lazarus the Iconographer (+866)
Monk
Saint Lazarus the Iconographer (+866) He was an icon-painting monk in Constantinople in the time of the iconoclast Theophilus.
Biography
As punishment for his activity, he was ordered to be thrown into a sewer. Lázaro left there and continued painting. The emperor had the palm of his hands burned, but the Empress Theodora secretly cured him. During her regency, upon the death of Theophilus, Theodora put an end to the dispute over the images that had lasted a century. Lazarus received the mission to bring the good news to the pope.
Practical advice
In the midst of your ordinary work, teach a truth of faith clearly and lovingly and begin again with humility if it doesn't work out for you.
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