Saint Barbara icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox icon of Great Martyr St Barbara, Byzantine art wall hanging wood plaque, religious gift

This byzantine icon is a lithography with double varnish layer to ensure vivid colors and waterproof properties depicting Saint Barbara the Great Martyr, is an god inspired artwork abiding to the Athonian technique that was gives this icon unique religious and aesthetic value.

The holy and glorious Great-martyr Barbara of Heliopolis[1] lived during the reign of the impious tyrant Mazimian (286-305). Her feast day is commemorated by the church December 4.

The Holy Great Martyr Barbara lived and suffered during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-311). Her father, the pagan Dioscorus, was a rich and illustrious man in the Syrian city of Heliopolis. After the death of his wife, he devoted himself to his only daughter.

Many pious Orthodox Christians are in the habit of chanting the troparion of St. Barbara each day, recalling the Savior's promise to her that those who remembered her and her sufferings would be preserved from a sudden, unexpected death, and would not depart this life without benefit of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.

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

The item is sold without the stand depicted.