St George was revered as a military martyr whose cult was based at Lydda. The legend of his triumph over the dragon probably dates to the twelfth century. The small figure behind the saint represents a Christian slave whom the saint rescued. The saint, his armour and horse stylistically resemble comparable features of fifteenth and sixteenth-century icons at Mount Sinai and on Cyprus.

This fabulous icon has been created with the technique of lithography and has a double varnish to ensure waterproof and duration in time. The creator of this icon has learned the canonization of iconography in workshops of the Monasteries of Moscow Region, where he was taught both the technique of lithography and the process of handmade artificial ageing, which bears the image with the representation of Saint George.

Blessed at Saviour Cathedral in Moscow.