Saints Florus and Laurus the Martyrs

Orthodox icon of Saints Florus and Laurus the Martyrs 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. 

Saints Florus and Laurus were twin brothers, born in Constantinople, and worked as stonemasons. According to their legend, Likaion, the prefect of Illyricum, employed the brothers in the construction of a pagan temple. The brothers gave their salaries to the poor. When the son of a local pagan priest named Mamertin was injured by a chip of stone from the saints' temple, Florus and Laurus cured the boy after the boy converted to Christianity. Mamertin also decided to convert to Christianity as a result of his son's recovery. After the temple was built, Florus and Laurus brought together many local Christians there. The group smashed all of the statues of the pagan gods, and a cross was set up in the temple. The Christians spent the whole night in prayer in the converted temple. As a result of this action, the local authorities had 300 Christians, including Mamertin and Mamertin's son, burned to death. Florus and Laurus were executed in a different manner; Likaion had them thrown down an empty well. The well was covered over with earth. Their feast day is on August 18 and they are the patron saints of horses in Rus and Ukraine.