Xenia of St. Petersburg Orthodox Icon depicts Saint Xenia Grigorievna, also known as Blessed Xenia of Petersburg. This icon is of great importance in the Orthodox Church and to the faithful. The image usually depicts the Saint in monastic attire with a cross and a lamp or candle in her hands.
St. Xenia lived in St. Petersburg in the 18th century and after the death of her husband she renounced worldly life, giving her property to the poor and sick. She herself embraced monastic care and poverty. The icon of St. Xenia of Petersburg reminds the faithful of the need to care for the poor and needy.
St. Xenia became known for her strange habit of wearing men’s clothes and wandering the streets of St. Petersburg, presumably to avoid marriage. This made her a symbol of protection for singles and those in difficult family circumstances.
Xenia of Petersburg was not associated with miracles like many other saints. Her holiness was shown through her simple and untimely concern for the poor and lonely. This makes her close to ordinary people; the icon helps the faithful realize that holiness can be accessed through caring for one’s neighbor.
Believers pray to St. Xenia of Petersburg when they are faced with loneliness, poverty, family difficulties, or illness. She is considered an intercessor in such life situations. This icon serves as a source of consolation, hope and inspiration for the faithful, helping them to understand that holiness can be expressed through caring for one’s neighbors and serving those in need.
In the icon painting workshop “Mstyora Icons” you can buy an icon of St. Xenia, which is made in the best traditions of Russian iconography. A handmade icon of St. Xenia is not only an expression of spiritual elevation and faith, but also a true work of art, which will become an exquisite decoration of your iconostasis.
All stages of icon making, starting with the icon board and ending with tempera painting are performed by professional masters and painters iconographers with many years of experience and work experience. Customers of the icon painting workshop are Orthodox Temples and Monasteries.
All icons of the icon painting workshop “Mstyora Icons” are made in strict observance of the iconographic canon of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Order Xenia of St. Petersburg Orthodox Icon in the icon-painting workshop “Mstyora Icons”, Mstyora, Vladimir region, where icons have been painted since 1628.
It is possible to paint an image in any size to order.
We accept orders for measurement icons, analoy icons, church icons, and icons for iconostasis.
