Archangel Gabriel - 100% handpainted wooden icon in canvas with gold background - Mount Athos
Archangel Gabriel - 100% handpainted wooden icon in canvas with gold background - Mount Athos
100% hand painted icon crafted in canvas on wood with the traditional method of the Byzantine hagiography with gold background.
Archangel Gabriel
His name means "God is my power" and is one of the few angels mentioned in the Bible. He is the angel who announced the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ and relieved Joseph's fears. In later years, it is mentioned that he appeared to a monk at the Holy Temple of Protato in Karyes at Mount Athos and carved the phrase "Axion Esti" on a marble block in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary that took its name from the homonymous hymn.
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100% hand painted icon crafted in canvas on wood with the traditional method of the Byzantine hagiography with gold background.
Archangel Gabriel
His name means "God is my power" and is one of the few angels mentioned in the Bible. He is the angel who announced the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ and relieved Joseph's fears. In later years, it is mentioned that he appeared to a monk at the Holy Temple of Protato in Karyes at Mount Athos and carved the phrase "Axion Esti" on a marble block in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary that took its name from the homonymous hymn.
