Saint Gerasimos - Silver icon on wood, locally gilded - Mount Athos

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Explore Saint Gerasimos - Silver icon on wood, locally gilded - Mount Athos from Christianity Art. Listed under Wall reliefs. Materials: Silver, Gold, Wood. The image is crafted on a hagiographic canvas, which has been carefully placed on a wooden surface. This method lends durability but also a sense of luxury to the final result. The frame that surrounds the image is made of silver, with gilded details that highlight its shine and elegance. The image comes with a mounting base at no extra cost, making it easy to mount on surfaces. An ideal choice for a gift, for use in religious places, or for personal collection. Saint Gerasimos Saint Gerasimos was born as George in Trikala, Corinth in 1506 from an aristocratic family of Byzantium, the famous family of the Notarades. He was brought up and educated aristocratically. In his 20s he went to Zakynthos, as a center of letters of the time, however his orthodox faith led him to the spiritual religious centers of his time, Constantinople, the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Mount Athos, where he became a monk. He practiced in the cell of Saint Basil and left there for a long journey to the Holy Land. He ends up in Jerusalem where he is ordained a deacon and elder with the name Gerasimos. He returns to Zakynthos after wandering for 20 years and becomes an ascetic. The pressure of the Venetian rule for conversion in the bosom of Catholicism, leads him to Kefalonia. There he practiced in a cave for 6 years and built a monastery, called New Jerusalem. His fame spread throughout Christendom. He fell asleep on August 15, in the Dormition of the Virgin and is celebrated one day later, on August 16.