Saint Hypomone of Loutraki Handmade Wood Icon on plaque with physical aging and Golden Leaf 24K

Description

As empress, St. Ipomoni was noted for her pious works. She was pious and honored God and related with people in a godly manner. The philosopher Georgios Plethon writes that as an empress she was well known for her wisdom and justice.
Her husband (as a former emperor) became a monk with the name Mathieu. After his death she became a nun at the Monastery of Kira–Martha, taking the name Ipomoni (also Hipomoni). Although she was the former empress, she helped with all the jobs in the monastery along with the other nuns. She helped to establish a home for old people, with the name “The Hope of the Despaired”. The home was located at the Monastery of St. John of the Stone where the relics of St. Patapius of Thebes are also kept.

Dimensions of wooden plaque in inches :
10 X 13 cm – 5.11″ x 3.93″ inches
18 x 13 cm – 7.08″ x 5.11″ inches
24 x 18 cm – 9.45″x 7.08″ inches
30 x 24 cm – 11.81″ x 9.45″ inches
42 x 32 cm – 16.53″x12.59″ inches