Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Euthymius.
Saint Euthymius was born in Armenia in 377 AD from a good family. As his parents didn't have a child, because his mother was barren, when Euthymius was born they dedicated him to the name of the Lord and named him Euthymios (in Greek it means "joy") because of the joy his birth brought them.
In 406 AD, Saint Euthymius moved to Jerusalem to follow an ascetic life. There, his miraculous gifts became known and many monks traveled from far to meet him. In addition, many women who faced difficulties in childbearing, turned to Saint Euthymius and his prayers in order to have a child.
He died peacefully at an old age in AD 473. Parts of his relics are in the Holy Monastery of Iviron and the Holy Monastery of Great Lavra of Mount Athos, in the Holy Monastery of Kykkos in Cyprus, in the Holy Monastery of Mega Spilaio in Kalavryta and in the Lavra of Saint Alexander Nevsky of Saint Petersburg.
Apolytikion
Be glad, O barren one, that hast not given birth; be of good cheer, thou that hast not travailed; for a man of desires hath multiplied thy children of the Spirit, having planted them in piety and reared them in continence to the perfection of the virtues. By his prayers, O Christ our God, make our life peaceful.
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 Euthymius is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: January 20
Iconographer: Kartsoneon Brotherhood, Mount Athos
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
