Lot number 2069 - Auction 161
SELTENE VITA-IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN AWRAAMIJ VON GALITSCH

A RARE VITA ICON SHOWING SAINT ABRAHAM OF GALICH Russian, circa 1700 Tempera on wood panel. The background has been stripped down to the levkas. Restorations. 32.2 x 28 cm. Saint Abraham of Galich (d. 1375) ranks among the important Russian monastic saints of the 14th century. According to tradition, he was a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh and lived as a hermit and founded monasteries in the regions of Galich and Chukhloma. He is credited with the foundation of several monasteries that contributed significantly to the spread of monastic life in the Russian North. His local veneration is documented from the 16th century onwards. In the Russian Orthodox Church, he is venerated as a 'Prepodobny', a venerable monastic father.