Saint Venerable Wonderworker Seraphim of Sarov. Wooden orthodox icon.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov, the miracle worker, who bore the name Prokhor before his tonsure, was born on July 19, 1759, into a pious merchant family from the city of Kursk. From childhood, his life was marked by signs of God's mercy. As a child, he accidentally fell from the bell tower of a church, but remained unharmed. Then, as a youth, he fell seriously ill, but the Mother of God promised his mother in a vision that he would be healed, and when he was touched to the Kursk Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, he quickly recovered. At the age of seventeen, the young man finally decided to leave the world, and his mother blessed him with a simple copper cross, which he never parted with until the end of his life. For two years he labored in the Sarov Assumption Hermitage, known for its strict observance of the monastic rule, and then on August 18, 1786, he took the tonsure with the name Seraphim, which means "fiery." Almost immediately he was elevated to the rank of hierodeacon, and then hieromonk.
After this, the saint took upon himself the feat of hermitage, having built himself a cell on the Sarovka River. Experiencing temptations from the devil, Saint Seraphim intensified his feat and prayed on a stone for a thousand days and nights with raised hands: "God, be merciful to me, a sinner." Then the devil, powerless to spiritually overthrow the ascetic, prompted robbers to attack him and inflict mortal wounds on him with an axe. But even after this, he was healed by the Mother of God, and he forgave the captured robbers without malice.
After his recovery, the saint took upon himself the feat of silence for three years. For his feats, the saint was granted the gifts of clairvoyance and miracle working, and after a long period of seclusion, he began to receive all who came to him for advice and consolation. The saint accompanied his instructions with healings, prophecies and miracles. The main gift that he received for his boundless love for God was an all-encompassing love for his neighbors. "Christ is risen, my joy!" - with these words the God-bearing elder greeted everyone who came to him. Saint Seraphim based his simple words of instruction on the Holy Scriptures and the works of the Holy Fathers. Seraphim of Sarov especially revered the holy champions and zealots of Orthodoxy, and he called on everyone who came to preserve an unshakable faith in God. The saint lovingly convinced many schismatics to abandon their errors. In 1833, Saint Seraphim of Sarov peacefully departed to the Lord and was found already lifeless, kneeling in prayer before the icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness", before which he prayed all his life. But even after his death, many miracles occurred at the grave of the saint, which were carefully collected by their witnesses, and in 1903 the saint was canonized.
The icon is made by printing on a wooden board. Paints are mineral, do not fade with time. The thickness of the board is 2 cm. The board is covered with primer by hand. The image is covered with wax. Each icon has a metal mount on the back side so that you can hang the icon on the wall.
You can buy the icon in three sizes:
- 13 х 8 centimeters (5,1 x 3,1 inches)
- 19 х 12 centimeters (7,5 x 4,7 inches)
- 26 х 16 centimeters (10,2 x 6,3 inches)
Our icons are made by Orthodox craftsmen. You can read more about the technology here.
We hope it will be a good gift for you and your loved ones.
