Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos

Orthodox icon of Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos 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. Amphilochios was born on December 13, 1889 in Patmos. At the age of 17 he decided to enter a monastery, in specific the Monastery of St. John the Theologian, in Patmos. He was made a rassophore. In 1911, the abbot of the Monastery sent Amphilochios to Mt. Athos in order to learn wood-carving; in 1913, he was tonsured to the Great Schema by Elder Antoniadis. In 1919 Fr. Amphilochios was ordained to the diaconate and to the priesthood. In 1935 he became the new abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Theologian, in Patmos, but, in 1937, the Italians exiled Elder Amphilochios to mainland Greece, where he received hospitality from the Zoe brotherhood in Athens. His exile ended in 1939, and Elder Amphilochios returned to Patmos. He died on April 16, 1970, from a bout of flu.