Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch

Orthodox icon of Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch 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. 

Saint Theodosius came from the village of Mogarisos in Cappadocia and lived in the years of Leo the Great and Anastasius Dicorus. His pious parents raised him according to Christian ideals. At a very young age he became a monk and practiced near Symeon the Stylite and the ascetic Loginus. He quickly gained a great reputation, as a result of which he founded a large monastery complex near Bethlehem with a nursing home and a hospital. The Patriarch of Jerusalem appointed him general supervisor of all the Cenobitic monasteries of Palestine and for this reason he was named Cenobiarch. The emperor Anastasius exiled him because of his action against heretics. Saint Theodosius passed away at the age of 105, in 529 AD. The Orthodox Christian Church commemorates him on January 11 of each year.