Saint Jonah Bishop of Hankou

Orthodox icon of Saint Jonah the Bishop of Hankou 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. Jonah was born in 1888 in Kaluga, Russia. He was orphaned at the age of 8 and was taken in by a deacon, who ensured he received an education. While attending as a student, he was tonsured a monk of the Optina Brotherhood. In 1918 the Revolution forced the young hieromonk to leave Kazan. He was arrested and imprisoned by the communists and was freed by the White Army. He was raised to the rank of igumen and assigned as the senior priest of the southern volunteer troops. St. Jonah withdrew to the borders of Western China and finally reached Beijing, where he was received into the Ecclesiastical Mission and soon consecrated Bishop of Manzhuria. He died sick from chronic tonsillitis and blood poisoning on October 20, 1925.