Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Barbara, the Great Martyr.
In her time, Saint Barbara was considered very beautiful and, because of this, her father kept her locked in a tower. But when he perceived her faith, he handed her over to the Roman Prefect who, after trying to force her to deny her faith, subjected her to severe torture.
Her final punishment was beheading, which her pagan father was ordered to commit, which he did. Right after the heinous crime, a bolt of lightning killed him as Divine Punishment.
Apolytikion
Let us honor the holy Barbara for, with the aid of the Cross as her weapon, she crushed the snares of the enemy, and was rescued from them like a bird.
Kontakion
O noble Champion, following God who is reverently praised in Trinity, you abandoned the temples of idols. Struggling amid suffering, O Barbara, you were not overwhelmed by the threats of the tyrants, O brave One, even singing aloud, "I worship the Trinity, the one Godhead."
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 Barbara , the Great Martyr is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
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