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Jesus Christ Nymphios Bridegroom Orthodox Icon, Serigraphy Canvas with Gold Leaf, Handmade Greek Byzantine Religious Wall Art, Orthodox Home Decor
Jesus Christ Nymphios Bridegroom Orthodox Icon, Serigraphy Canvas with Gold Leaf, Handmade Greek Byzantine Religious Wall Art, Orthodox Home Decor
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This icon of Christ the Bridegroom (Nymphios) is a vintage-style serigraphy on canvas, finished with gold-leaf detailing and an aged patina that echoes a centuries-old original. It shows the Lord crowned with thorns, holding a reed and robed in scarlet — the central image of Orthodox Holy Week and of Christ's humble, willing sacrifice.
Product Specifications
- Technique: Handmade serigraphy (silkscreen) on canvas with gold-leaf detailing and an aged vintage finish
- Mounting: Canvas on wood
- Origin: Handcrafted in our family workshop in Greece
- Available sizes: 4.6×6.1, 6.2×8.5, 10×15, 14×20, 20×28, 27×40 and 41×58 cm
- Made to order in any theme upon request
The Significance of Christ the Bridegroom
The Nymphios (Bridegroom) icon depicts Christ during His Passion — crowned with thorns, holding a reed, and wrapped in the scarlet robe of mockery, yet serene and majestic. The image takes its name from the Bridegroom troparion of Holy Week, "Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight," chanted at the Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
It draws on Christ's parable of the ten virgins (Matthew 25), in which the Lord is the Bridegroom of the Church who calls the faithful to watchfulness and readiness. As one of the most solemn images of Megali Evdomada (Holy Week), it is a profound presence in any prayer corner and a meaningful gift for the season of Pascha.
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Handmade in Greece since 1978.
Every piece leaves our workshop finished by hand — the wood prepared, the image laid, the surface aged and varnished. One at a time, the way Greek icon workshops have worked for generations.
We make them to be lived with: held in prayer, hung in a quiet corner, passed on.
"Come close to God, and God will come close to you." — James 4:8
