Saint Alena of Vorst

Catholic icon of Saint Alena of Vorst 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. Alena was born in Dilbeek, just outside Brussels, Belgium, in the 7th century. She was baptized without the knowledge of her pagan parents, the nobleman Levold and his wife Hildegaart. Alena secretly attended the Christian liturgy, giving varying excuses to her parents. One night her father told his guards to follow her and, after tracking her for quite some time, they witnessed Alena entering a chapel in Vorst. Her father came to the conclusion that Christians had bewitched her into conversion, and ordered that she be arrested. When her father's guards attempted to arrest her she resisted. During the struggle, her arm was severed, and she offered her soul up to God. It is said the arm was taken by an angel and placed before the altar in the chapel where she regularly worshiped. Her feast day is on June 18 and is the patron saint of toothaches and eye trouble.