Orthodox Icon Saint Urania

Orthodox Icon Saint Urania

The Orthodox Icon of Saint Urania is lovingly crafted in natural poplar wood. Its technique is lithography, while the wood is carved with a wavy outline that gives a modern touch to the icon.

Its embossed representation makes it a unique piece which requires high craftsmanship to be made. Its special design manages to combine traditional and modern elements, making it the most loved icon design in the customers preferences!

It is manufactured in Greece by experienced craftsmen and is produced in 4 dimensions in order to cover every need. Finally, it is worth noting that it has been specially treated and varnished to have maximum resistance to time and damage.

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Saint Urania

Holy forty virgins and ascetics and Ammun their teacher

These holy women lived at the time of King Licinius in Adrianople in Thrace. The ruler of the Vavdos region (about 305 AD) arrested them as Christians and urged them to worship idols. They retired to a house together with their teacher, deacon Saint Ammun to strengthen themselves for martyrdom. When the ruler interrogated them again, they all firmly confessed their faith. Then Vavdos ordered that Amun be severely tortured and that a red-hot bronze helmet be put on him. Because the saint was preserved unharmed from the martyrdoms, he was taken with his disciples from Veroe (today's Stara Zagora, Bulgaria) to Heraklia, to King Licinius. In Heraklia they threw them to the beasts. The holy women together with their teacher prayed standing with raised hands, and the beasts fell asleep and did not touch them. As the soldiers lit a fire to throw them in, they prophesied to the impious Licinius the ascendancy of Constantine the Great, the victory of Christianity, and the abolition of paganism.Then they were sealed with the sign of the cross and ten of them jumped joyfully into the flames praising God. Thus, they died peacefully at the stake, and eight were beheaded together with their teacher Ammun. Of the rest, the executioners slaughtered some and others put red-hot irons in their mouths.

Orthodox Church celebrates their memory on September 1

Saints celebrating: Saint Adamantine, Saint Callirroi, Saint Chariclea, Saint Penelope, Saint Cleo, Saint Thalia, Saint Euterpi, Saint Terpsichore, Saint Cleonike, Saint Sappho, Saint Erato, Saint Polymnia, Saint Athena, Saint Troas, Saint Cleopatra, Saint Coralia, Agia Callisti, Agia Theano, Agia Aspasia, Agia Dioni, Agia Theophanes, Agia Erasmia, Agia Aphrodite, Agia Margarita, Agia Antigone, Agia Pandora, Agia Haido, Agia Moscho, Agia Akrivi, Agia Melpomeni, Agia Elpiniki, Agios Ammun O Teacher, Agia Lambro, Agia Theonymph, Agia Dodoni, Agia Theonoi, Agia Poliniki, Agia Arivoia, Agia Marianthi, Agia Hermineia.

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Orthodox Icon Saint Urania