Archangel Raphael icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon, Byzantine art wall hanging wood plaque 38x25cm, religious decor

A unique high - quality icon with Archangel Raphael, an exquisite Byzantine artwork with handcrafted details - completely is hand finished on natural pine wood.

The creator of this icon has learned the canonization of iconography in workshops of the Monasteries of Mount Athos, where he was taught both the technique of hagiography and the process of handmade ageing, which bears the image with the representation of Saint Raphael.

The Holy Archangel Raphael is an angel whose role is that of providing healing to the earth and to its inhabitants, hence his name whose etymology is Hebrew-Rafa’El, and meaning is "It is God who has healed ". He is celebrated, by the Church, primarily on November 8, the Synaxis of Michael and all the Bodiless Powers of Heaven.

He cares for the convalescence of the ill, serves as the unseen guide for those who are travelling diligently with important chores and furthermore he is the protector of weddings and conjugal love

Can be hung on a wall or placed on a flat surface.

The item is sold without the stand depicted.