Saint Nicolaos - Polished 100% handpainted icon in canvas with 24K gold background on specially crafted wood - Mount Athos

This special icon is carefully handcrafted using the traditional methods of Byzantine iconography by skilled iconographers. It is created on specially crafted wood and adorned with 24K gold leaf.

The intricate carvings on the icons are entirely hand-made, ensuring that every detail showcases exceptional craftsmanship. Our gilded icons require a specialized crafting process that involves meticulous care and precision.

Before each shipment, our iconographers perform a final finish and thorough quality inspection to ensure the utmost excellence of the artwork.

All of our icons are blessed by monks from Mount Athos before being to our customers, imbuing each piece with spiritual significance.

Due to this careful process, delivery may take place within 7-15 business days. We offer the option to include a personalized short dedication on the back of the icon.

Saint Nicolaos

Saint Nicolaos was the only son of a wealthy and religious family in Lycia. After the death of his parents, he handed over his fortune to the poor. He became known for his charity work, despite his efforts to hide it. In his ascetic life, the voice of God ordered him to live among people, because that was the only way to glorify His name. He was elected as the Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, where he served his flock like a genuine shepherd. During the empire of Diocletian and Maximilian, he taught people the power of the Lord. He saved three people from death, twice. Polite, honest, righteous, he was a real Angel to people. He passed away in 343 AD, on December 6. The original icon of the 15th century is housed at the Holy Monastery of Gonia, in Kissamos of Crete.