Saint Thallelaios the Unmercenary

Orthodox icon of Saint Thallelaios the Unmercenary 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. Thallelaios was born in Lebanon and he was a physician by profession. During the reign of Numerian, Thallelaios bravely confessed his faith in Christ before his tormenting governor. In return the governor ordered the two executioners, Alexander and Asterios, to bore through his ankles with a drill, to thread a rope through the perforated bones and to hang him from a tree. But God through an invisible power, took away the sight of the executioners. In place of Thallelaios they bored through a wooden board and hung it from a tree. When the judge found out, he thought that the executioners did this intentionally and ordered them both to be flogged. Then Alexander and Asterios confessed their faith in Christ and were beheaded. Then the judge took the drill to bore the ankles of Thallelaios himself but his hands became paralyzed and he begged Thallelaios to save him, which he did. Following that, Thallelaios was cast into the sea but appeared alive before his tormentor. When he was thrown before wild beasts, they licked his feet and were amiable toward him. Finally, Thallelaios was beheaded in Edessa, Asia Minor in 284 AD. His feast day is on May 20 and is the patron saint of the island of Naxos, Greece.