Description
Icon of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus the Theologian
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus is shown as a bishop, wearing the cross-patterned omophorion and holding a richly bound Gospel book. The episcopal vestments identify his ministry, while the book points to preaching and theological teaching. His grave, attentive expression belongs to the iconographic language of a Father of the Church rather than to a narrative scene.
Born around 330 in Cappadocia, Gregory was a friend of Basil the Great, briefly served as Bishop of Constantinople, and became one of the foremost defenders of Nicene Trinitarian faith in the fourth century. His five Theological Orations helped explain the divinity of the Son and the Holy Spirit, earning him the title Theologian in the Eastern Church; the Catholic Church also honors him as a Doctor of the Church. The icon is well suited to a study, seminary, chapel, or as a gift for clergy, teachers, theologians, and students.
Art Christiana makes this icon in Poland on a carefully prepared linden wood board. The surface receives two primer coats, hand-applied metal leaf, and a directly transferred image. A certificate and hanging fixture are fitted on the reverse, and the icon arrives in a protective presentation box.