Saint Maximos the Confessor Greek Orthodox Icon
High quality byzantine Orthodox handmade icons. Made in Greece and constructed in the traditional Orthodox manner.
Iconographer: Father Romanos
Commemorates on: January 21
The divine Maximus, who was from Constantinople, sprang from an illustrious
family. He was a lover of wisdom and an eminent theologian. At first, he was
the chief private secretary of the Emperor Heraclius and his grandson Constans.
But when the Monothelite heresy became predominant in the royal court, out of
hatred for this error the Saint departed for the Monastery at Chrysopolis
(Scutari), of which he later became the abbot. When Constans tried to constrain
him either to accept the Monothelite teaching, or to stop speaking and writing
against it - neither of which the Saint accepted to do - his tongue was
uprooted and his right hand was cut off, and he was sent into exile, where he
reposed in 662. At the time only he and his few disciples were Orthodox in the
East.
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.