Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Saint Symeon the Stylites.
Saint Symeon the Stylites was born in 389 AD in Cilicia of humble parents. He had a great love for Jesus Christ and devoted himself to His teaching at the Mandra Monastery, where he lived as a monk for about ten years.
Then he went to a cell in the village of Telanisso for three years. His final asceticism lasted 37 years at the top of a pillar, where Saint Symeon lived and devoted his life to prayer.
Crowds of believers flocked to witness the power of his faith and many converted to Christianity because of his example.
He died peacefully in 459 AD and was buried in the Church of Antioch.
Apolytikion of Saint Symeon the Stylites
Thou becamest a pillar of patience and didst emulate the Forefathers, O righteous one: Job in his sufferings, Joseph in temptations, and the life of the bodiless while in the body, O Symeon, our righteous Father, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
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 Symeon the Stylites is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
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