St Ignatius of Antioch

St Ignatius of AntiochSt. Ignatius of Antioch the Apostolic Father, Bishop of Antioch, and martyr who was thrown to the lions in Rome around 107 AD is depicted here in a 19th century Russian icon in the Soft Style (Fryazhsky). His seven letters, written on the road to martyrdom, remain among the most powerful documents of early Christian faith: vivid, passionate testimonies to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the unity of the Church. An Orthodox mounted

A worthy Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery

This 20th-century Byzantine-style icon of St Nicholas of Myra reflects the classical Greek canonical tradition

An Orthodox mounted icon from Damascene Gallery for your home or chapel

Glorified in 1998

including The Arena and On the Prayer of Jesus

One of the most celebrated religious paintings of 19th-century Russia

St Paisios the Athonite

The Holy Innocents of Bethlehem — those infant children slaughtered by Herod's command in his futile attempt to destroy the newborn King — are among the most beloved of the early martyrs

St Seraphim of Vyritsa is venerated as one of the great saints of 20th-century Russian Orthodoxy

Emperor Nicholas II is venerated for his patient endurance

A Damascene Gallery mounted icon in the Byzantine-Athonite tradition is a singular devotional treasure

The Old Believer tradition preserved iconographic patterns of great antiquity