Saint Makarios the Abbot of Zheltovod and Unzha

Orthodox icon of Saint Makarios the Abbot of Zheltovod and Unzha 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. 

NOTICE: Because of the rarity of the Saint there are no available religious icons...this photo depicts St. Makarios and if you order this Saint you will receive the same style of icon with better background and colors.

St. Makarios was born in 1349 at Nizhni-Novgorod into a pious family. At the age of 12, he left his parents' home, and was tonsured at the Nizhni-Novgorod Ascension Monastery of the Caves. Only three years later did his parents learn where he had gone. His father went to him, tearfully begging his son to come out and see him. Makarios spoke to his father through the wall, saying that he would see him in the life to come. Finding his renown to be a burden, and disturbed by the many people who visited him, the humble Makarios moved to the shores of the Volga River, where he engaged in ascetic struggles near a place called Yellow Waters. Other lovers of solitude gathered around Saint Makarios, and he founded the Unzha Makariev-Trinity Monastery for them in 1435. Later he established a monastery on a tract called Yellow Waters. He began to preach Christ to the surrounding Cheremis and Chuvash peoples, and he baptized both Mohammedans and pagans in a lake. The Kazan Tatars destroyed the monastery in 1439, and took Saint Makarios captive. Out of respect for his piety and charity, the Khan released him from captivity and freed nearly 400 Christians along with him. In return, Saint Makarios promised not to settle at Yellow Waters. When he arrived at the city of Unzha, Saint Makarios built a cell on the shores of Unzha Lake. There he started a new monastery. During his fifth year at Unzha Lake, Saint Makarios became ill, and reposed at the age of 95. His feast day is on July 25.