Saint Philip Neri

Catholic icon of Saint Philip Neri 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. Philip was born in Florence, Italy on 22 July, 1515. He was carefully brought up, and received his early teaching from the friars at San Marco, the famous Dominican monastery in Florence. At the age of 18, in 1533, Philip was sent to his uncle, Romolo, a wealthy merchant at San Germano, to assist him in his business. Soon after coming to San Germano, Philip had a religious conversion and decided in 1533 to live in Rome. After arriving in Rome, Philip became a tutor in the house of a Florentine aristocrat. After two years he began to pursue his studies under the guidance of the Augustinians. For 17 years Philip lived as a layman in Rome and in 1544, he made the acquaintance of Ignatius of Loyola. In 1548 Philip founded the Confraternity of the Most Holy Trinity of Pilgrims and Convalescents, whose primary object was to minister to the needs of the thousands of poor pilgrims who flocked to Rome. In 1551, Philip received all the minor orders, and was ordained deacon and finally priest. He settled down at the Hospital of San Girolamo della Carità and in 1556 began the institute with which his name is more especially connected, that of the Oratory. In 1574 the Florentines built a large oratory to provide a more convenient place of assembly. He was at first elected for a term of three years, but in 1587 was nominated superior for life. Philip Neri died on 25 May 1595. His feast day is on 26 May and is the patron saint of comedians, artists, writers, the city of Candida in Italy, the city of Mandaluyong and Catbalogan in Philippines and US Special Forces.