Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint John of Damascus.
During the 8th century, Saint John of Damascus was a great theologian who actively contributed against iconoclasm under Leo of Isaurian.
He was born in Damascus and was taught extensively by Cosmas the Sicilian until his departure for Jerusalem, specifically for the Holy Monastery of Agios Savvas where he remained for the rest of his life, devoted to his writing work.
During the iconoclasm, and after a forged letter supposedly written by himself in which he offered Damascus to the Byzantines, his hand was cut off. Saint John of Damascus begged to be given the severed hand so that he could bury it. However, when he took it, he did not bury it but prayed to the Virgin Mary for healing. Miraculously, his hand was healed.
He died in 749 AD at the age of over a hundred years.
Apolytikion
You are a guide of Orthodoxy, a teacher of piety and modesty, a luminary of the world, the God inspired pride of monastics. O wise John, you have enlightened everyone by your teachings. You are the harp of the Spirit. Intercede to Christ our God for the salvation of our souls.
The aging technique is meticulously applied to the Icon by hand and gives it the look of time while the depiction retains its artistic details.
Around the perimeter, the aging becomes more apparent with frayed edges that give the Icon a distinctive appearance.
During the final processing, the Aged-Wooden Icon of Saint John of Damascus is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
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