Handmade Byzantine Icon of Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Saint Leontius came from Tiberioupolis in Phrygia. After his father's death he became a monk and traveled to Constantinople. At the side of the Metropolitan of Tiberias, to whom he submitted, he had the opportunity to travel to Patmos, the place that became his home for the next few years. He became a monk at Theoktistos monastery, and after being chosen by Theoktistos himself, he became successor and abbot of the monastery.
When after years he was in Constantinople for the affairs of the monastery, the emperor Manuel Comnenus was the first to become a Bishop in Russia or Cyprus. Saint Leontius kindly refused the proposal, but with joy and humility he took over the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, that was also offered to him.
Saint Leontius died on May 14, 1190 AD after exile because of the control he exercised over the new Emperor Andronikos Komnenos.
Troparion — Tone 4
The truth of things revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, / a model of meekness, and a teacher of temperance. / Therefore, through humility, you attained the heights; / and through poverty, riches. / O Hierarch Leontios our Father, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved
The Icon of Saint Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, 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 14
Iconographer: Nun Kassiane, Holy Monastery of The Annunciation, Patmos
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
