Description
Icon with water-gilding on natural linden wood. The wood has been prepared in heat & gilded with gold leaf 24K, in accordance with traditional Byzantine techniques. The icon has been painted with egg-tempera paints for best performance & endurance of colors used. The colors were chosen based on studies & analyses of older icons by renowned iconographers from Mountain Athos.The gilded surface of the icon has been further decorated with hand-engravings (tsoukaniko). About this Icon: Theotokos Ostra Brama, also known as the Theotokos Gate of the Dawn, is believed to date from 1386, the same year when Polish princess Jadwiga & Lithuanian prince Jagiell were wed. As a result of their union, Christianity became the official religion of the Lithuanian people, & the two peoples became one nation. The Carmelite monastic order, noted for their devotion to the Mother of God, seized control of one of the churches in the area near the "gate of dawn" or "Ostra Brama" on the south-eastern wall of the city in the 16th century, & they erected the icon above the gate next to the church.Vilnius, which had been in flames for 16 days straight, was completely destroyed when the Russian army burnt it down in 1655. The Mother of God image over the gate, however, was unharmed. Since then, Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, has been home to this Theotokos symbol. Dear friends I would like to inform you about this specific hagiography.Icons like this take weeks & many times more than a month to get to a beautiful result than can properly be called a Hagiography.This depends on the time that the monks spend to complete other tasks critical to their ascetic daily survival.Each of these hagiographies is blessed with the unique grace of being hagiographed in the monastic cells of Mount Athos along with the blessings & prayers of the monks. Hagiographies like this follow the same form for centuries & this result is passed down from generation to generation. Every home needs an authentic hagiography from Mount Athos as the grace of the Theotokos comes to your home. Now through our eshop you can procure with safely. Each hagiography has a different price.It usually varies with the materials & the size of the icon.We can still paint an icon of your own theme or your own Saint. in case you need more information,I will be more than happy to help you & answer your questions. This particular Icon is sent in a special box made especially for proper protection during its transport.The box is not charged. Shipments usually arrive within 3-7 business days for Europe & 14-24 business days for United States,Australia,Africa,South America unless detained by the customs or holidays. Theotokos The Gate Of Dawn, Mount Athos Icon, Orthodox Icon, Icon For Gift, Icon With Gold, Orthodox Icon/Greek Handmade
