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Icons by Br. Robert Lentz, ofm.
Influenced by his Russian Orthodox background and a period of study with a master iconographer, Lentz's unique style blends classical Eastern iconography with contemporary elements and "witnesses."
Dimensions: 7.25" x 2.5"
St. Moses the Ethiopian (c. 330-c. 405)
St. Moses was a ruffian in his youth. He had been a servant in an Egyptian household, but was sent away for bad behavior. He then became a leader of a band of robbers. He was a very large man, and it is said that he could swim the width of the Nile with a stolen sheep on his shoulders. One day when he was being chased by the law, he hid among the huts of the monks of the Egyptian desert.
After lying low there for a while, he decided that the monks' way of life made more sense than his own, so he stayed on to become a monk. In time, he was ordained a priest and also became famous for his holiness and wisdom. He refused to flee with the other monks when the Berbers invaded his area, and was slain with six disciples. His feast day is August 28.
© Robert Lentz, 1985
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