Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of the Ten Saints of Crete.
The Ten Saints of Crete fought for the teaching of the Gospel on the island of Crete during the years of the empire of Decius. Many times their unwavering faith in the teachings of the Lord brought them face to face with the wrath of the local governor, but nothing could take them off the path of Christianity.
The names of the Ten Saints of Crete, that is Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunikianos, Zotikus, Agathopus, Vassiliadis, Evarestus and Mobius, remained in the memory of the Church on the day when the governor gave the order for their beheading.
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Let us show forth our great praise of Crete / that brought forth these precious Christians: the pearls of Christ! / And these blessed ten, the offspring of martyrs, / who though few in number, overcame all the deceits of powerful demons. / Therefore these martyrs of Christ have been crowned with victory!
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 the Ten Saints of Crete is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: December 23
Iconographer: Pezanakis Anthony
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
