Wooden icon " Saint Nina"

The icon "Saint Nina - Educator of Georgia" was made in our workshop using a special, author's technology that allows you to achieve a unique, high-quality color reproduction and texture of ancient icons.
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As the basis for the icon we took a wooden Board and struck the primer.
Gesso is applied in several layers with intermediate sanding. Sometimes we leave it on it cracks and chips, which gives the icon a special, old-world charm.
The gesso is applied in a special way the image of the icon. We use a proprietary technology developed in our workshop. Paint manages to keep rich and bright, and the texture of the image is very similar to scenic.
Final finishing of the icon is master hand. Every icon made in our workshop original and unique.
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The size of the icon of Saint Nina is 21*17 cm. Under the order possibly production of the icon in a different size and wishes of the customer.

About the icon: Saint Nina, the enlightener of Georgia, is one of the most revered saints in Georgia. She was originally from Cappadocia in Asia Minor and became the first Christian to bring faith to Georgia.
Saint Nina was sent to Georgia in 324 AD by order of Emperor Constantine the Great to lead Georgia to Christianity. She began her mission in Mtskheta, where she built the first church and began to preach Christianity..
During her life, Saint Nina performed many miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead. Her veneration in Georgia began shortly after her death and continues to this day.
St. Nina's Day is celebrated every year on January 14 in Georgia, which is a national holiday. On this day, people gather in temples to honor the saint and thank her for her labors.