Orthodox Icon Saint Andrew

Orthodox Icon Saint Andrew

The Orthodox Icon of Saint Andrew is lovingly crafted in natural poplar wood. Its technique is lithography, while the wood is carved with a wavy outline that gives a modern touch to the icon.

Its embossed representation makes it a unique piece which requires high craftsmanship to be made. Its special design manages to combine traditional and modern elements, making it the most loved icon design in the customers preferences!

It is manufactured in Greece by experienced craftsmen and is produced in 4 dimensions in order to cover every need. Finally, it is worth noting that it has been specially treated and varnished to have maximum resistance to time and damage.

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Saint Andrew, the Apostle, the Protocletos

Andrew, a fisherman by trade and brother of the Apostle Peter, was from Bethsaida in Galilee. He was a student of Saint John the Forerunner. Because he was called by the Lord the first in the group of disciples, he was called the firstborn. The story of Andrew's life up to the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension of the Lord was almost the same as that of the other disciples. After the formation of the first church, Andrew preached in Bithynia, Black Sea, Thrace, Macedonia and Epirus. He finally ended up in Achaia.

There his teaching bore fruit and with his prayers he miraculously healed many patients. In this way the Christian truth had great conquests in the people of Patras. Even Maximilla, wife of the proconsul of Achaia Aegeatos, after the Apostle healed her of her illness, believed in Christ. The event angered the proconsul, and at the urging of the pagan priests, he arrested Andreas and crucified him in the shape of an X.

Thus, the Apostle Andrew presented himself to God as "a probationer" (II Timothy, 2: 15). That is, a tried and perfect worker of the Gospel. His remains were reverently buried by the first bishop of Patras Stratoklis.

Orthodox Church celebrates his memory on November 30

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Orthodox Icon Saint Andrew