Georgian Orthodox Icon of St. George

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April 23rd
Troparion (Tone 4)
O Great Among the Saints and Glorious Martyr George, since you are a deliverer of captives and a defender of the poor, a doctor for the sick and a noble attendant to kings: intercede with Christ God, that He may save our souls.

George, a Captain in the Roman Army, tore up in defiance an edict of Emperor Diocletian ordering the persecution of Christians. He battled the devil, symbolized by the dragon, and saved the Holy Church. He rides a white horse that indicates God's grace carrying him to the heroism of martyrdom. Constantine the Great built a great church over his tomb in Lyda of Palestine. St. George is the Patron Saint of the Republic of Georgia, which is known historically and liturgically as "Holy Iberia". The name George means 'Tiller of the Earth.'

It is a Georgian icon from the 12th or 13th century. It is cloisonne' enamel on gold. The original is about 4"x5-1/4". It is from the Georgian State Museum of Fine Arts. The inscription is in ancient Georgian and Greek.

Order # pdi-07