Saint Mina of Egypt – Aged Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Aged Lithograph of Saint Mina
Saint Mina was a soldier in Cotyaeum of Phrygia (modern-day Kütahya, Turkey). Later, he became a monk and, according to tradition, withdrew to the mountains of Phrygia, where he lived a life of fasting and prayer, refusing to tolerate idolatry. He was followed by other soldiers who joined him in his ascetic life.

During the Christian persecution, he returned to Cotyaeum to support the persecuted Christians. There, he was arrested, confessed his faith in Christ, endured horrible torture, and was eventually martyred by beheading. Christians took his body and buried it, and later his relics were transferred and buried in Egypt. Saint Mina is the patron saint of Heraklion (Crete), Kastoria, Eleftheroupoli (Kavala), and Salamis.

Aged Lithograph Characteristics
This image was created using the technique of lithography, which is taught in the iconography workshops of Mount Athos and is employed by many monks to create exceptional works of art. In this case, the monk used a lithographed copy of Byzantine art, following the traditional method of artificial aging. Lithography in iconography is essentially a printing technique.

Origin: Mount Athos