Saints Basil the Great Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom: The Three Holy Heirarchs. It is an icon I have had my eye on for sometime, it is pre-Revolutionary Russian, monastic school, the painting is very fine and delicate. My parishioners generously gave me a largish amount of money for my Jubilee which I put towards it, I wanted something tangible and beautiful, to remember such a happy day.
At some stage it is going to need a little restoration, there is a bit of burn from a an icon lamp but should be easily fixed, it is only on the background.
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I have this exact same icon at home, although done in a slightly different style. I'd always wondered why they were shown together. I didn't know they were referred to as the The Three Holy Hierarchs - I can look that up now. Thanks.
Their feast day is January 30th if I recall correctly in the Byzantine Rite.
A very pleasant icon indeed.
What a lovely object to commemorate your Jubilee!
You know Father, it might even be wise to keep the burn. That reminds you that things like this are meant to be USED. :-D
It is very common (or used to be!) to put an "icon in the corner" with a votive candle before it. Even the poorest izbas (peasant huts) had such things. It was no accident that when the revolution came, it was common to put a picture of Lenin in the corner of "Soviet" classrooms. [to "replace" religion"
[And I think your new icon is wonderful.]
Very beautiful, I love the monastic icons. I think I would leave the burn as well.
Belated best wishes and prayers of thanksgiving for your Jubilee.
I tend to agree with gem that the burn reflects the prayers of the people and should be retained.
It's a bit like a church cleaning up a statue which had the evidence of candle flames from centuries of prayer. Only a personal opinion though. Your Icon is indeed very beautiful.
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