Description
Isidore the Farmer, a lay saint of Madrid
St. Isidore the Farmer was a married agricultural worker associated with medieval Madrid. Remembered for prayer and generosity, he was canonized in 1622. He is distinct from Isidore of Seville, the bishop and scholar. The familiar account of angels plowing while Isidore prays belongs to his hagiographic tradition.
This composition concentrates on the praying worker rather than the miraculous plowing scene. Isidore kneels with joined hands, wearing an ocher tunic, blue mantle, boots, and a shoulder bag. Low plants and stones surround him; no angels or plow appear in the image. His upward gaze and halo distinguish a devotional portrait from a scene of farm labor.
For a rural household or parish, the icon connects prayer with work on the land. It offers a subject for thanksgiving for food and reflection on generosity toward neighbors.
Made in Poland on linden wood
Art Christiana makes this icon to order on a linden-wood board with two coats of primer. The image is printed directly onto the prepared surface and finished with decorative gold-tone metal leaf (schlagmetal). A certificate bearing the production year and a hanging fixture are attached to the back.