Antique Russian Icon St Vasiliy Embroidered Riza, 19 c

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Antique Russian Icon St Vasiliy Embroidered Riza, 19 c :
$1300.00

Antique Russian IconSt Basil the Great19 centuryCentral Russia
Size of Icon: 41 x 35 cmGood condition, see photosOil on woodRizadecorated with pearls, beads, stowns and emroidered with gold/ silver thread.
Our father among the saintsBasil the Great(ca. 330 -January 1, 379), wasbishopofCaesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. The Church considers him asaintand one of theThree Holy Hierarchs, together with SaintsGregory the Theologian(Gregory Nazianzus) andJohn Chrysostom. Basil, Gregory the Theologian, and Basil\'s brother SaintGregory of Nyssaare called theCappadocian Fathers. TheRoman Catholic Churchalso considers him a saint and calls him a Doctor of the Church.He should not be confused with SaintBasil the Blessed,Fool-for-Christ, a Russiansaint, after whomSt. Basil\'s Cathedral, on Red Square in Moscow, is named.
St. Basil established guidelines for monastic life which focus on community life, liturgical prayer and manual labor. Together with Saint Pachomius he is remembered as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity.
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