Handmade Byzantine Icon of Saint Julia.
Saint Julia was one of the Seven Virgin Martyrs, who lived and worked in Ankara in 304 AD, during the Maximian Empire.
They engaged in great charitable work and unhesitatingly resisted idolatry. Guided by the Gospel and the teachings of Jesus Christ, they preached the way of Salvation.
Their work enraged the pagans, who imprisoned them and subjected them to horrible tortures. Saint Julia, like the rest of the of the Seven Virgin Martyrs, died when they threw her into a lake to drown.
Kontakion of Martyr Theodotus and the Seven Virgin Martyrs
(Podoben: “Seeking the highest...”)
You struggled well, O Theodotus, / together with your fellow athletes and the passion-bearing virgins. / You have all received crowns of honor. / Therefore, unceasingly pray to Christ God for us all.
The Icon of Saint Julia is an exact copy of Byzantine art and is created by experienced craftsmen using the method of gold printing where hagiographic leaves of 22 karat gold are applied in detail to decorate the background.
During the final processing, the icon is painted with dark red color around the perimeter and polished with a special varnish to maintain its shine.
It is offered in level or recessed wooden surface and is suitable for wall mounting.
Feast: May 18
Iconographer: Holy Monastery Dormition of Theotokos, Parnitha
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
