Saint Contantine Greek Orthodox Icon
High quality byzantine Orthodox handmade icons. Made in Greece and constructed in the traditional Orthodox manner.
Iconographer: Father Michael
Commemorates on: May 21
This great and renowned sovereign of the Christians was the son of Constantius
Chlorus (the ruler of the westernmost parts of the Roman empire), and of the
blessed Helen. He was born in 272, in (according to some authorities) Naissus
of Dardania, a city on the Hellespont. In 306, when his father died, he was
proclaimed successor to his throne. In 312, on learning that Maxentius and
Maximinus had joined forces against him, he attacked and mightily conquered
him. The following day, Constantine entered Rome in triumph and was proclaimed
Emperor of the West by the Senate. In
324 he became monarch over the West and the East. Under him and because of him
all the persecutions against the Church ceased. In 325 he gathered the First
Ecumenical Council in Nicaea. In 324, in the ancient city of Byzantium, he laid
the foundations of the new capital of his realm, and solemnly inaugurated it on
May 11, 330, naming it after himself, Constantinople. Falling ill near
Nicomedia, he requested to receive divine Baptism, and when he had been deemed
worthy of the Holy Mysteries, he reposed in 337, on May 21 or 22, the day of
Pentecost, having lived sixty-five years.
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. The icon images are mounted on solid wood and protected from tarnish with a varnish finish that seals in colors and creates a shiny luster.
Icons ship direct to you from Greece. Please allow 10-20 days for delivery.