Saint Igor - Excavated wooden image on canvas with gold background - Mount Athos

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A closer look at Saint Igor - Excavated wooden image on canvas with gold background - Mount Athos from Christianity Art. Listed in Paintings. Materials: Gold, Wood, Canvas. Image crafted on canvas with a gold background on engraved wood. The figure comes with a free stand. Saint Igor Saint Igor Prince of Kiev for a short period of time in the 12th century, where disputes for the hegemony of the city were taking place, was captured by his nobles and exiled to the Orthodox monastery of Theodorov. There he embraced monasticism and spent his life in prayer. The rulers of Kiev, fearing his return, turned the people against him. During the Divine Liturgy, the mob dragged him out of the church and hanged him. Along with the Saint, the icon of Theotokos, in front of which he prayed shortly before he was murdered, is also honored. Along with his own identification as a witness, the image was also identified.