Saint Claude the Wonderworker and Bishop of Besancon

Orthodox icon of Saint Claude the Wonderworker and Bishop of Besancon 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. Claude was born in France in 603. Until the age of 20, he served as a border guard, but in 627 he was appointed as a priest by Donatus, Bishop of Besancon. Claude became famous as a teacher and ascetic, eating only one frugal meal per day. After serving as a priest at Besancon, he entered the Abbey of Condat in the Jura mountains. He was then elected to succeed as the 12 abbot at Condat at the age of 34 in 641. He brought the Benedictine Rule to Condat, he built new churches and reliquaries, and fed the poor and the pilgrims. On the death of St. Gervase, Bishop of Besancon, the clergy elected Claude as their bishop in 685. During 7 years he acquitted himself of the pastoral functions with the zeal and vigilance of an apostle; but finding then an opportunity of resigning his see he retired to the great  Abbey of Condat on Mount Jura, and took the monastic habbit in 690. He reposed in 696. His feast day is on June 6.