Saint Nikolaos the New Martyr of Magnesia

Orthodox icon of Saint Nikolaos the New Martyr of Magnesia 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. Nikolaos lived with his father in Yayakoy, who was an overseer and superintendent of the country estates and flocks of Agha Kara-Osmanoglu. When Nikolaos was 22, he was betrothed to an upright woman, and their wedding date was set for Thomas Sunday in 1776. It came about that Nikolaos had to travel to Magnesia for business purposes and he donned a red fez, which Turks did not allow Christians to wear in that part of Anatolia. Christians were only permitted to wear the white fez. For this reason he was brought before the Turkish judge in Magnesia. When the judge asked Nikolaos why he wore the Turkish fez not permitted to Christians, and if by doing so he was interested in embracing Islam. Nikolaos answered that he was not interested to be a Muslim and that he wear the red fez because his father worked in his service. For this response, the judge ordered his attendants to strike Nikolaos with a few slight corrective blows in order to persuade him to embrace Islam. Nikolaos gladly received the beating, standing firm in his Orthodox faith. The judge ordered his attendants to beat Nikolaos harder and harder in order to deny his faith. This enraged the judge, and he ordered Nikolaos to be severely beaten, and he was thrown in prison half-dead. After 3 days Nikolaos surrendered his soul to the Lord on April 24, 1776.