Christ The Good Shepherd - Traveler Icon (Walnut) Gilding Options:Not Gilded

Christ The Good Shepherd - Traveler Icon (Walnut) Gilding Options:Not GildedThe icon of Christ The Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the more famous and beloved icons that we have as Orthodox Christians. This version of Christ as The Good Shepherd was first found in the catacombs of Rome where persecuted Christians had this icon on the walls of their underground churches. The icon takes reference from St John's gospel where Christ says "I AM the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. I know my sheep

He was a Jewish prophet who preached the coming of our Lord and called all to repentance

The icon of Christ The Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the more famous and beloved icons that we have as Orthodox Christians

reposing on November 15th

25 icon in walnut of The Mother of God is the perfect traveler size to have on your person or in your car

How many healing springs where people are cured of their ailments have sprung up in places where the Most Holy Theotokos appeared and blessed those springs to heal both the sick and the healthy

Whenever we turn to her in our heart

Our Lady of The Sign depicts the Theotokos at the moment of her conception of Christ at the Annunciation with her hands lifted up depicted in prayer with the cherubim and the seraphim on either of her

Our Lord called St John the greatest man ever born

she is the greatest protection for mankind

that's saying something

Warping over time will occur but it wont affect the icon

Forerunner and Baptist John