Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Melania.
Saint Melania lived in the years of King Honorius. He married at a young age and had two children, both of whom she lost prematurely. The death of her parents and her husband followed, losses that drew her closer to the word of God.
In the following years, Saint Melania did charity work and devoted herself to the study of religious texts. She traveled a lot to help the needy while also visiting the Holy Land, where she stayed until her death.
Troparion
The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Mother, / for you took up the Cross and followed Christ. / By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh, for it passes away; / but to care instead for the soul, since it is immortal. / Therefore your spirit, O holy Mother Melania, rejoices with the angels.
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 Melania is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: December 31
Iconographer: Monk Michael, Mount Athos
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
