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A beautiful lithography with double varnish to ensure long lasting in time & water proof properties with the representation of Saint Romanos the Melodist. An artwork following the Athonian techniques to the letter created with love & patience. The creator applied the process of artificial ageing & added a handmade metal finish to give this icon unique aesthetic value. Saint Roman the Melodist (also Romanos & Romanus, from Greek Ρομανὸς), a Greek hymn-writer called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry," was born at Emesa (Hems) in Syria. His feast day is October 1 with the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God. The popular patron of church singers, St. Roman, was born in Emesa in the latter part of the fifth century. Whether or not his Jewish parents converted to Christianity is uncertain; Roman himself was baptized as a young boy & developed a great love for the house of God. When he came of age he served as a verger, lighting the lamps & preparing the censer. After moving to Beirut, he was ordained to the diaconate & assigned to the Church of the Resurrection. He had a rather mediocre voice, but his pure & simple heart was filled with love for God, & to assist at the church services gave him the greatest joy. Because Saint Roman is commemorated on the same day as the feast of Protection, he commonly appears as a central figure in the icon of that feast, even though there is no historical connection (the event celebrated by the Protection icon occurred in the tenth century). Although in more recent icons Saint Roman is depicted as a deacon standing on the ambo, Russian church musicologist Johann von Gardner points out that in the oldest icons he is more accurately portrayed wearing the short red tunic of a singer & standing on a raised platform in the middle of the church. Roman is said to have composed more than 8000 similar hymns or kontakia (Gr. κοντάκιον, "scroll") celebrating the feasts of the ecclesiastical year, the lives of the saints, & other sacred subjects. Some of the more famous are: Can be hung on a wall or placed on a flat surface. Saint Roman Icon, Handmade Greek Orthodox Icon Of St Romanos The Melodist, Byzantine Art Wall Hanging On Wood Plaque, Religious Gift
