St Mary Magdalene | Icon on wood | Gold foiled | 15 7/8 x 13 1/8 inches (40x 33 x 1cm)
Quantity
- High quality gold and silver foiled icon
- high-qualitypolygraph
- double layers of metallography printing
- icon style: Flat wood
- large XLG icon 40 x 33 x 1 cm (15 7/8 x 13 1/8)
- handcrafted
- wall hanging hook
- weight: 1,05 kg
What Is Mary Magdalene Holding in Her Left Hand?
Similar to the apostles Mary Magdalene traveled to spread the teachings of Christ. Her travels eventually took Mary Magdalene to Rome, where because of her family’s standing she was able to obtain an audience with the Roman Emperor, Tiberius Caesar. Her purpose was to protest to him that his governor in Judea, Pontius Pilate, and the two high priests, Annas and Caiaphas, had conspired and executed an innocent man, namely our Lord Jesus Christ.
She presented him with a red egg (representing the stone, which had been rolled away), saying: “Christ is risen!” She told Caesar of Pilate’s injustice toward Jesus. He responded by moving Pilate to Gaul, where he died under imperial displeasure after a prolonged illness. She then assisted St. John the Theologian in Ephesus. She preached boldly the gospel of the Risen Lord whom she loved.