Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Antipas, Bishop of Pergamus.
Saint Antipas practiced medicine during the years of Domitian and was taught Christianity by the Holy Apostles .
As Bishop of Pergamus, Saint Antipas was persecuted by the pagans as they claimed that he allowed demons to inhabit the wider area. When the Saint refused to deny his faith, they threw him into an incandescent effigy of a bull. With this method of execution, the Saint martyred in AD 92.
Apolytikion
The celebrated hierarch and Pegamum's first prelate, the fellow-contestant of Martyrs and most divine myrrh-streamer, ye faithful, come let us honour now wise Antipas, who truly is a great and swift healer of severely afflicted teeth, and cry to him with our whole soul: Glory to Christ that hath glorified thee. Glory to Him that hath crowned thee. Glory to Him that worketh healings for all through thee.
Kontakion
Unto the hierarch and renowned Great Martyr of the Lord, to the most excellent protector of all Pergamum, unto him that cast our common foe down in ruin, unto Antipas let us sing praises as is due, for he healeth them that suffer from afflicted teeth. Let us cry with love: Rejoice, O thrice-blessed Father.
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 Antipas is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
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