The story of St. Anna of Kashin is a story of heart-wrenching personal loss, struggle and pain during her lifetime. She endured it all with patience, humility and abiding faith. But the suffering of this saint did not stop with her repose. Her memory was persecuted by the church which originally canonized her, then anathematized (cursed) her. Her relics were desecrated, moved again and again. Finally on June 25, 1993 her relics were laid to rest in the cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection in the town of Kashin, Russia where they are found today. In spite of the de-canonization, St. Anna continued to be venerated by people of faith in Russia, as miracles around her relics continued.

This icon is a high-resolution lithography print on hardboard, embellished with light-reflecting gold and silve foil.