Handmade 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 Icon of Saint Symeon the Stylites is an exact copy of Byzantine art and is created by experienced craftsmen using the method of gold printing where hagiographic leaves of 22 karat gold are applied in detail to decorate the background.
During the final processing, the icon is painted with dark red color around the perimeter and polished with a special varnish to maintain its shine.
It is offered in level or recessed wooden surface and is suitable for wall mounting.
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