Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Olympias.
Saint Olympias was born into a wealthy family and from a young age stood out for her beauty and intelligence. She married Neuridius, prefect of Constantinople, but was soon widowed and devoted herself to the Christian work.
Together with the Archbishop of Constantinople, John Chrysostom, they helped the needy and did great charity work. Saint Olympias received the title of deaconess and founded a monastery with money she allocated.
She died in Nicomedia in 408 AD.
The aging technique is meticulously applied to the Icon by hand and gives it the look of time while the depiction retains its artistic details.
Around the perimeter, the aging becomes more apparent with frayed edges that give the Icon a distinctive appearance.
During the final processing, the Aged-Wooden Icon of Saint Olympias is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: July 25
Iconographer: Michael Father
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
