Saint Julian the Martyr of Tarsus

Orthodox icon of Saint Julian the Martyr of Tarsus 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. Julian was the son of a pagan senator and a Christian mother and was born in the Cilician city of Anazerva. Upon the death of his father, Julian's mother moved to Tarsus. Here she baptized young Julian and teached him the faith and the rules of Christian piety. When Julian was 18 years old, there arose a great persecution of Christians, instigated by the Roman emperor Diocletian. Julian was among those Christians arrested and brought to the magistrate Marcian for trial. But neither cruel torments nor threats nor promises of gifts and honors could change Julian's faith. For a whole year they led Julian from city to city in Cilicia, putting him to tortures everywhere, but he remained firm in his confession of faith. When Julian was brought to Egaia he was imprisoned in a dungeon together with his mother. The magistrate ordered them both to be tortured. After many torments, they chopped off the feet of the Saint's mother; Julian was put in a sack filled with sand and various poisonous reptiles and tossed into the sea. St. Julian's body was carried to shore by the waves, and there it was found by a pious widow from Alexandria who had it buried with honor. His feast day is on June 21.