Saint Meletius the Founder of Ipseni Monastery

Orthodox icon of Saint Meletius the Founder of Ipseni Monastery 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: This icon is not painted by me. If you order this icon you will receive the same style of icon with little different details and colors.  

St. Meletius was born in Rhodes in the 18th century. He was taught to read and write by the native parish priest. He withdrew to a cave in the dilapidated monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos Ipseni, where he found the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos after a miracle. In 1855 he began to built the sacred church of Theotokos and received the Angelic Schema. The Bishop of Rhodes ordained him a deacon, then a Presbyter and in the end Abbot of his Monastery. A Turk corrupted and made pregnant a Christian girl, who suffered from mental retardation. The Turks show that Meletius was the father of the unborn infant and denounced him before the Metropolitan of Rhodes. St. Meletius, who could not endure the accusations, died before the feet of the Metropolitan. The slander was revealed when his grave was later opened and his relics were fragrant as a testimony to his holiness. His feast day is on February 12.