Saint Eleazar of Anzersk Island

Orthodox icon of Saint Eleazar of Anzersk Island 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. Eleazar was born in Kozelsk, Russia, from a merchant family, and in young age took the monastic orders in the Solovki monastery from abbot Irenarch. He carved sacred statues in wood and participated in the embellishment of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Solovki. He left the monastery in 1612 to settle on the island of Anzersk, where he became a hermit. In 1616 Eleazar was raised to the rank of schemamonk and disciples began to come to him from various parts of Russia who wanted to learn the monastic life. He then built a monastery, in the model of a skete, with very strict rules. He died in 1656 after 40 years of hermitism. His feast day is on January 13.