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Saint Mina – Serigraph on Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Original price was: 70,00 €.Current price is: 59,50 €.

A work of art from Mount Athos, made using naturally aged wood. It is an icon featuring the beautiful depiction of Saint Mina (November 11th).

 

Since the icon is handmade and the wood processing is done by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, but not in the depiction.

 

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 18 x 24 x 2 cm

 

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Serigraph of Saint Mina on Naturally Aged Wood

A beautiful serigraph on naturally aged wood featuring the depiction of Saint Mina. The Orthodox Church has given him the title “Great Martyr,” and his feast day is celebrated on November 11th.

Saint Mina was a soldier who served in Cotyaeum, Phrygia, during the reign of Diocletian (284-305) and Maximian (286-305). Because he could not tolerate idolatry, he withdrew to the mountains of the area, where he lived in fasting and prayer. It is noteworthy that other soldiers, his friends, followed him in his ascetic life.
During the persecution of Christians, he returned to Cotyaeum to strengthen the persecuted. There, he was arrested, confessed his faith in Christ, and was martyred by beheading. Christians took his dead body and buried it, and later, his holy relics were transferred and buried in Egypt.
The patron saint of Heraklion, Crete, and other cities in Greece is Saint Mina.

Two elements contribute to the distinct aesthetics of this particular icon, created by an Athonite monk. One is the flawlessly executed depiction of Saint Mina, and the second is the naturally aged wood used as the base of the icon, which comes from the Garden of the Virgin Mary. The cracks running across its surface serve as irrefutable evidence of its age, showing the years it has been used in the daily life of the Athonite monks.

 

Since the icon is handmade and the wood processing is done by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, but not in the depiction.

The icon is available upon order.

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 18 x 24 x 2 cm

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Weight 0,6 kg
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