Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Euphemia.
Saint Euphemia was born in Chalcedon to a pious family and grew up with a Christian education. When the pagan Priscus ordered the inhabitants of Chalcedon to sacrifice to idols, Saint Euphemia, along with other Christians, refused to attend.
This led to the imprisonment and torture of Saint Euphemia, who valiantly defended her faith to the end. Determined to exterminate her, Priscus's followers threw her into a beast arena, where she met a gruesome death.
Apolytikion of Saint Euphemia
O Euphemia, Christ's comely virgin, thou didst fill the Orthodox with gladness and didst cover with shame all the heretics; for at the holy Fourth Council in Chalcedon, thou didst confirm what the Fathers decreed aright. O all-glorious Great Martyr, do thou entreat Christ God that His great mercy may be granted unto us.
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 Euphemia is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: September 16
Iconographer: Nun Kassiane, Holy Monastery of The Annunciation, Patmos
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
