Saint Euthymius the Athonite

Orthodox icon of Saint Euthymius the Athonite on thick plywood 20mm, which does not sting and keeps its shape over time. Preparation with acrylic stucco and have been used acrylic colors. It has been covered with varnish to keep the colors undiluted in time and humidity. Hanging clip included on the back of the icon. 

St. Euthymius was a Georgian that came from the Kingdom of the Iberians. The son of John the Iberian and nephew of the Tornike Eristavi, Euthymius was taken as a political hostage to Constantinople but was later released and became a monk joining the Great Lavra of Athanasios on Mount Athos. He became the leader of the Georgian Iviron Monastery, which had been founded by his father, and emerged as one of the finest Eastern Christian theologians and scholars of his age. He labored as abbot of the Iviron Monastery for 14 years. He died near Byzantium, when a mule on which he was riding, startled by the approach of a beggar made to bolt and Euthymius fell. His relics are buried in the Church of Saint John the Baptist at the Iveron Monastery on Mt. Athos. His feast day is on May 13.