Saint Sozomenos the Wonderworker

Orthodox icon of Saint Sozomenos the Wonderworker 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. 

There is no biography existing about St. Sozomenos of Potamia because in his handwritten divine service there are 4 absent pages, where it seems that the synaxari of the Saint was also to be found. It is unknown where St. Sozomenos was born and in which year. It appears however that he loved Christ from a young age, and after he abandoned secular life, he followed the life of a monk. Later, during the occupation of Palestine by the Arabs, he left from the place where he lived as a monk-hermit and with an escort of 300 other Christians, he landed in Cyprus. Searching to find a deserted and a quiet place, he found his way to the village of Potamia, and there he dug and carved out his hermitage-cave into a sandy but hard rock and which survives up to our days. After Sozomenos lived as a hermit in the cave of Potamia, he left the world for his beloved Christ. The grave of the Saint is found today in the left area of the cave which he dug out himself. His feast day is on November 21.