Description
Saint Peregrine Laziosi and prayer for the sick
Saint Peregrine Laziosi was a Servite friar from Forlì, Italy, who died around 1345 and was canonized in 1726. Devotion to him is especially associated with people facing cancer and serious illness. The Servite account of his life relates that a diseased leg was healed after he prayed before a crucifix on the night before a planned amputation. This is a hagiographic account of a miracle, not a promise about the outcome of any illness.
The icon shows an older Peregrine seated on a rock in a dark religious habit. He holds a crucifix, with a walking staff beside him and a wound visible on his uncovered leg. A church, green hills and trees form the setting. The wound and crucifix refer to the episode central to his devotional tradition.
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.
The image may accompany prayer for a sick person, relatives or caregivers and can be offered as a sign of solidarity when such a religious gift is welcome. It is a devotional object, not a treatment or a guarantee of recovery.