Description
John of Dukla and the Franciscan tradition
St. John of Dukla was a fifteenth-century Franciscan whose ministry was closely associated with Lviv. Pope John Paul II canonized him in Krosno on June 10, 1997. His life belongs to the Franciscan tradition of poverty, preaching, and service, and he is honored as a patron of Lviv and its surrounding region.
The icon shows John kneeling in a brown habit with a cord at his waist and prayer beads at his side. His open hands and raised face turn toward Mary holding the Christ Child on a cloud above him. A book and white lilies lie below. These form a devotional composition centered on prayer; the image need not be read as a documentary record of a particular apparition.
The combination of Franciscan and Marian imagery makes the subject relevant to a friary, parish prayer space, or a household with ties to Dukla or Lviv. It can also accompany reflection on a religious vocation and the service of preaching.
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.