Saint Barbarus the Myrrh-Gusher

Orthodox icon of Saint Barbarus the Myrrh-Gusher 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. Barbarus was a former robber from Arabia; he ventured with his band of pirates to Acarnania in Greece and committed robberies, extortions and murders. The Acarnanians revolted against the pirates and killed them all, except Barbarus who escaped. When Barbarus was sitting in a cave and gazing upon his stolen possessions, he thought the inevitability of death and pondered over the multitude of his wicked deeds. Barbarus left all his treasures in the cave and went to the nearest church. The priest gave him a place in his own house; he lived with the cattle and eating with the animals. He decided to remain for the rest of his life, tied at the neck, waist and legs with three chains just as he tied to his victims when he was a robber. Having received absolotiun from his sins, Barbarus went into the woods of Tryfo in Xiromero and lived there for 12 years, naked. Once, merchants came to the place where Barbarus lived. In the deep grass they saw something moving, and thinking that it was an animal, they shot several arrows. They were terrified to see that they had mortally wounded a man. The priest found his body shining with a heavenly light and buried him at the place he was killed. His feast day is on June 23.