Arsenius the Great (350 - 445) | Gold and Silver foiled icon lithography mounted on wood | Size: 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
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About this item
- size: 2,5" x 3,5" ( 6 x 9 cm )
- miniature icon on wood
- silver and gold foiled
- annotation - a short description on back side
- handcrafted
- Made in Russia
Item description from the seller
Saint Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of asceticism and the contemplative life.
He was born in 350 A.D. in Rome to a Christian, Roman senatorial family. After his parents died, his sister Afrositty was admitted to a community of virgins, and he gave all their riches to the poor, and lived an ascetic life. Arsenius became famous for his righteousness and wisdom.