Antique19c RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON \"Saint Sergius at the Tomb of His Parents\"
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Antique19c RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON \"Saint Sergius at the Tomb of His Parents\":
$249.00
Very rare Antique Russian Orthodox Icon \"Saint Sergius at the Tomb of His Parents\", 19 century, gesso, egg tempera on wooden board, hand painted.
Size: 11.2 x 9 cm
Very rare and nice piece of religious art.
Will be shipped 100% insured with a tracking number.
One day his father sent him out to search for missing horses.On the way he saw an elder monk in deep prayer under an oak tree.Varfolomei waited patiently, and when the elder finished, he asked theboy what he wanted. Varfolomei replied by asking the elder to pray forhim, that he might be able to learn to read and write.
This iconshows Sergiy, clothed in monk’s habitpraying before the “relics” of his parents, that is, at the tomb of hisparents. Sergius is holding the “rosary”. It is the old“ladder” rosary with triangular flaps at the bottom, a form which was kept bythe Old Believers.
Antique19c RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON \"Saint Sergius at the Tomb of His Parents\":
$249.00