Saint Helen icon, Handmade Greek Christian Orthodox Icon of St Helen, Byzantine art wall hanging wood plaque, religious decor, Blessed on Mount Athos

Bring the spiritual elegance of Byzantine art into your home with this exquisite, handmade Greek Orthodox icon of Saint Helen. Crafted with reverence, this piece makes a profound addition to any prayer corner or a deeply meaningful religious gift.

Product Specifications

• Display: Can be hung on a wall or placed on a flat surface.
• Display: The item is sold without the stand depicted.

The Significance of Saint Helen

This wonderful lithographed icon has been crafted by hand and treated twice with double varnish to ensure vivid colors and long lasting in time. The creator of this icon learned the canon of iconography in the workshops of the monasteries of Mount Athos, where he was taught the holy art of hagiography and hand-ageing.

Saints Constantine and Helen, also known as Constantine and Helen, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Emperor Constantine and Empress Helen, made early and important contributions to the Orthodox Christian Church. They are celebrated together because Helen is Constantine’s mother.

Empress Helen

Helen’s story with Christianity really begins after Constantine emerged victorious from the battle against Maxentius. During this time, she traveled to the Holy Lands in Jerusalem. During her travels, she is credited with finding the True Cross. Legend says that she was tipped off to the cross’s existence because she found the aromatic herb, basil, growing in the shape of a cross. Each year on September 14th, Orthodox Christians remember the cross on September 14th on the Feast Day of the Elevation of the Cross by taking home some fresh basil.

This wonderful lithographed icon has been crafted on solid natural wood and it was carved by hand. The creator of this icon learned the canon of iconography in the workshops of the monasteries of Mount Athos, where he was taught the holy art of hagiography and hand-ageing.