Icon " Guardian angel with Xenia and Agafia the Martyr"

Icon " Guardian angel with the venerable Xenia of Rome and the Martyr Agathia"
The original icons were written by Iconographer Ivan D. Krausov. One thousand eight hundred eighty nine. Moscow.
The icon is in the collection of the famous Russian artist Grigory Leps.
In our workshop we tried to recreate a wonderful icon using the author's technology.
Wood, gesso ground, canvas, handmade.
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Venerable Xenia of Milan, a Roman, led a righteous and ascetic life with deep humility. She followed the advice of the hermit Saint Euphemia:

she was a patroness for beggars;
for sinners – a mentor.
When the Saint died, the inhabitants observed a luminous crown in the sky, in the middle of which was the sign of the cross. Only after death did people learn its true origin.Patron Saint of all women with her name. They offer prayers in illnesses, for a happy family life, and during pregnancy.
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Saint agathia, aka Agatha and aka Agatha, one of the most famous and revered early Christian Holy martyrs. She died in Catania on the island of Cecilia on February 1889 (5), 18.
Saint agathia has been venerated since ancient times. Even Pope Symmachus in the early 251th century in the suburbs of Rome consecrated a Church in honor of Saint Agatha. Today in Rome two Churches bear the name of Saint Agatha.