Saint Richard, Bishop of Chichester

Catholic icon of Saint Richard Bishop of Chichester 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. Richard was born in Burford and was an orphan member of a gentry family. He was educated at the University of Oxford and soon began to teach in the university. From there he proceeded to Paris and then Bologna, where he distinguished himself by his proficiency in canon law. On returning to England in 1235, Richard was elected Oxford's chancellor. In 1237, Archbishop Edmund appointed Richard chancellor of the diocese of Canterbury. Richard decided to become a priest and studied theology for 2 years with the Dominicans at Orleans. Upon returning to England, Richard became the parish priest at Charing and at Deal, but soon was reappointed chancellor of Canterbury by the new archbishop Boniface of Savoy. In 1244 Richard was elected Bishop of Chichester. He died aged 56 at the Maison Dieu, Dover on 3 April, 1253. He is the patron saint of coachmen and of the Diocese of Chichester.