The Great Martyr Panteleimon is venerated in the Orthodox Church as a formidable saint, the patron saint of warriors. This side of veneration is revealed by his first name Pantoleon, which means "lion in everything." The second name given at baptism, Panteleimon, means "all-merciful" and reveals the veneration of the great martyr as a healer. On the holy icons, St. Panteleimon is depicted as a young man in red vestments with a box in his left hand and a spoon in his right hand, as a gratuitous healer. People turn to the healer in prayer for mental and physical ailments.