Zacharias the Prophet and Saint Elizabeth Greek Orthodox Icon

Important Timing Note: These are handcrafted icons from Greece. Average turnaround time is 4 weeks. Please allow 2-6 weeks for delivery. If you are in a rush for the icon, please do not order this handmade item.

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The icon reproductions are created by iconographer monks of various Greek Orthodox monasteries in Greece and all images are approved replications by the Greek Orthodox Church. As icons are considered to be the Gospel in image, these images are accurate and true Orthodox renderings, not second-hand interpretations.

These icon reproductions are prepared in the traditional Orthodox style: a fine detailed image is mounted on solid wood. The mounted image is covered with shellac to provide the luster of a traditional byzantine icon. The icon is then covered with multiple layers of varnish to coat the image with a protective layer that shields the colors from fading and protects from humidity. This Icon also has a hook on the back enabling it to be hung on walls. 

These icons are a true Orthodox image approved by the Eastern Orthodox Archdiocese.

PROPHET SAINT ZACHARIAH AND SAINT ELIZABETH, FULL BODY
HAGIOGRAPHER: FRANTZIS G.
FEST: 24/Jun, 5/Sep
Molded on Wood Made in Greece

The Prophet Zacharias was the son of Barachias, and a contemporary of the Prophet Aggeus. In the days of the Babylonian captivity, he prophesied, as it says, in the book of Ezra, " to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem" he aided Zorobabel in the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. In the book of Ezra he is called "Zacharias the son of Addo (or Iddo)" but in his own prophetic book he is called more fully "Zacharias, the son of Barachias, the son of Addo the Prophet". When the captivity returned from Babylon, he came to dwell in Jerusalem in his old age.

His book of prophecy is divided into fourteen chapters and has the eleventh place among the books of the minor Prophets; his name means Yah is renowned." Sozomen. reports that under the Emperor Honorius, Zacharias holy relics were found in Eleutheropolis of Palestine. The Prophet appeared in a dream to a certain Calemerus, telling him where he would find his tomb. His body was found to be incorrupt.