A large hand-painted Bulgarian icon of Saint Mina. Condition - good. Material - wood An Egyptian by birth, he served in the army of the Kotuan region and professed the Christian faith. After the Roman kings decreed the slaughter of all Christians, he retired from the army and went into the desert, where he devoted himself entirely to the Christian faith. The legend says that the Holy Great Martyr Mina is the patron of the family, the lonely, travelers, the homeless, orphans, women who cannot conceive, healers and healers. Many believers say that if a person goes to a monastery named after him or prays in front of his icon with true faith and an open heart, the saint always hears the prayers. Many legends are told about his miraculous abilities. Hundreds of women pray to Saint Great Martyr Mina to conceive, and then return to his monastery to baptize their children! Believers believe that the icon of Saint Mina has a powerful healing power that is inexhaustible, and when people strongly believe in it, they receive healing. Near Sofia, on the banks of the Vladaiska River, also known as the Obradov Monastery, there is one of the most famous monasteries of St. It passed.