Icons of Ss. Nicholas and Habib Now Available
Photo: Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America/Facebook
The Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America recently announced that icons of Ss. Nicholas and Habib are now available in person at the Antiochian Village Bookstore and Gift Shop or at the Antiochian Village's online store.
Icons are available in both English and Arabic and in small, medium and large sizes. Pre-orders are also being taken for extra large and extra-extra large icons.
Fr. Nikola Khasha was martyred in Mersin in 1916, and his son, Fr. Habib Khasha, was martyred in Jabal Sheikh in the year 1948. They were canonized by the Patriarchate of Antioch in 2023. More about their lives can be read here.
The archdiocese ended the announcement with a prayer:
"Ss. Nicholas and Habib, intercede for us!"
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