Saint Catherine of Sinai Orthodox Icon, Serigraphy Canvas with Gold Leaf, Handmade Greek Byzantine Wall Art

This icon of Saint Catherine of Sinai (the Great Martyr Catherine of Alexandria) is a vintage-style serigraphy on canvas with rich gold-leaf detailing and an aged patina that echoes a centuries-old original. It portrays the noble and learned Great Martyr, crowned and holding the wheel of her martyrdom. Available in large formats up to 41×58 cm.

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 Saint Catherine

Saint Catherine (c. 287-305) was a young noblewoman of Alexandria, renowned for her beauty and her brilliant learning in philosophy, rhetoric and the sciences. Refusing to renounce her faith in Christ, she boldly confronted the emperor and, in debate, confounded and converted fifty of the foremost pagan philosophers sent to silence her.

For her confession she was condemned to die upon a spiked wheel, which shattered at her touch, and she was at last beheaded. According to tradition her relics were carried by angels to Mount Sinai, where the great Monastery of Saint Catherine bears her name to this day. Patroness of students, scholars and philosophers, she is celebrated on 25 November. As a devotional icon, Saint Catherine is a sign of wisdom, courage and faith — a treasured presence in any prayer corner and a meaningful gift, especially for students and those who bear her name.