Description

Lithograph of Saint Basil the Great

An amazing lithograph of Saint Basil the Great, the father and teacher of the Orthodox Church. Saint Basil was born in Neocaesarea in Pontus, or according to some, in Caesarea of Cappadocia, and his feast is celebrated on January 1st.

He had 8 siblings, 3 boys and five girls. Of the 4 boys, 3 became bishops (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Peter of Sebaste), and one became a monk (Naukratius). Of his 5 sisters, the first and also the oldest child of the family, Macrina, became a nun.

With the benefit of this Christian upbringing and the gifts of sharpness and memory, Saint Basil began an incredible upward spiritual journey, mastering nearly all the sciences of his time. Most importantly, he grasped the divine theory of the Gospel, which he immediately put into practice with his strict ascetic life.

Saint Basil the Great has a rich and significant literary work. Among his other writings, he also composed the Divine Liturgy, which, after the triumph of the shorter version by Saint John Chrysostom, is celebrated 10 times a year.

Because of his frail constitution and strict ascetic life, he left this fleeting and vain world at the age of fifty, leaving behind a monumental spiritual legacy as a great inheritance to humanity.

Lithograph: Features

Using a lithographed copy of Byzantine art, the monk iconographer created this work following the traditional method of artificial aging, as he was taught at Mount Athos. In the four corners, the image is adorned with a gold finish, between the carvings of the artificial aging.

The image is available upon order.

Origin: Mount Athos