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Saint Panteleimon icon, Handmade Silver Greek Orthodox icon of Saint Pantaleon, Byzantine art wall hanging wood plaque icon, religious gift
Saint Panteleimon icon, Handmade Silver Greek Orthodox icon of Saint Pantaleon, Byzantine art wall hanging wood plaque icon, religious gift
***Dimensions: 24x19cm / 9.44x7.18 inches***
This byzantine serigraphy icon is an original copy of byzantine handicraft and style made by pure Silver 925* combined with PVD to ensure long lasting in time without losing its vividness depicting Saint Panteleimon. An inspired artwork abiding to the Athonian technique that was gives this icon unique religious and aesthetic value.
His parents were Eustorgius of Nicomedia, a pagan, and Saint Eubula (March 30). They named him Pantaleon, which means in all things like a lion, but when he converted to Christianity, he changed his name to Panteleimon, which means all-merciful. He learned about Christianity from the priest who later baptized him, Saint Hermolaus. Hermolaus was living with two other priests, Hermippus and Hermocrates; the three were "survivors of the massacre of 20,000 Christians in 303 (December 28)."[1]
St. Panteleimon had been educated as a physician, and soon he devoted all his talent to serving the poor. He "dedicated his life to the suffering, the sick, the unfortunate and the needy. He treated all those who turned to him without charge, healing them in the name of Jesus Christ. He visited those held captive in prison. These were usually Christians, and he healed them of their wounds. In a short time, reports of the charitable physician spread throughout the city. Forsaking the other doctors, the inhabitants began to turn only to St. Panteleimon."[1]
Other physicians brought his case before the Emperor Maximian. St. Panteleimon confessed to being a Christian and refused to offer sacrifice to the state gods.
"[He] suggested that a sick person, for whom the doctors held out no hope, should be brought before the emperor. Then the doctors could invoke their gods, and Panteleimon would pray to his God to heal the man. A man paralyzed for many years was brought in, and pagan priests who knew the art of medicine invoked their gods without success. Then, b
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