Blessed Xenia lived in the 18th century St. Petersburg. As a girl, she married Andrei Fedorovich Petrov, who served as a chorister. But when Xenia turned 26 years old, her husband died suddenly. Being a deeply religious woman, she donated her house to the needy, and she chose the difficult path of asceticism in the world - foolishness.
Blessed Xenia clothed in her husband's clothes and responded only in the name of Andrei Fedorovich. Statement as she said she was dead. As such, she wandered around the city, surviving on alms, completely renouncing itself. This behavior is often caused ridicule in others, and thus, suffering humiliation, Saint Xenia learned humility and absolute hope only in God. And after these virtues come gifts of God - vision and miracles. Over time, the bullying stopped, and blessed Xenia Peterbuge many residents came to be revered as a righteous God.
Runneth thus about 45 years, Saint Xenia rested at the beginning of the 19th century. Blessed Mother, after almost two centuries, canonized, and in its place built a burial chapel.
Beautiful wooden icon with the image formed in the canonical style antique. Production technique completely mimics the old icons. The front surface is covered with varnish. The frame is made of wood. Compact and easy to take with you on a journey, a pilgrimage, or add it to the home iconostasis.
Material: natural wood, paint, varnish, lithography
Size: 30x40 cm
We can manufacture any canonical icon on your order: images of the Saviour, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Saints or the Orthodox holidays. Price is not changed. It will depend on the size of the icons.
