"Panagia Theotokos" icon

Icon dedicated to the incredible place of Saint Panteleimon Monastery.

In 1975, the small manufactory Creaciones Dangel was transformed into CREDAN, without forgetting the craftsmanship created by a carefully selected team of people. Since then, Credan products have been known and admired worldwide.

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We are pleased to present to you the exquisite iconography of saints by Credan SA.

Saint Panteleimon Monastery (Greek: Άγιος Παντελεήμων, Aghios Panteleimon; Russian: Пантелеймонов, also called Ρωσσικόν, Rossikon – Russian) – one of the monasteries on Mount Athos. It is located in the southwestern part of the peninsula. It ranks nineteenth in the Athos honorific hierarchy of monasteries.

The first mention of the monastery dedicated to Saint Panteleimon[1] on Mount Athos appeared in 988 AD. It was a monastery founded by Leoncjusz of Thessaloniki and was called the Monastery of the Thessalonian. In the 12th century, the monastery fell into ruin and was nearly abandoned. In 1169, it was resettled by Russian monks from the Monastery Ksylurgu (first mentioned in 1016), also called the Monastery of the Russian, under the name of the Theotokos, abandoning its previous dedication. Since then, Saint Panteleimon Monastery has been known as Rossikon (Russian).

During Byzantine times, the monastery flourished. In 1193, a young Serbian prince, Rastko Nemanjić, became a monk there, adopting the monastic name Sava, later founding (1219) the autocephalous Serbian church. In 1307, during one of the Catalan pirate raids on the peninsula, the monastery building was burned down. It was rebuilt mainly thanks to the generosity of the King of Serbia, Stefan Dušan. The monastery maintained ties with Rus’, from where many monks originated. Among the benefactors were rulers of Russian principalities, including Moscow. The monastery also received donations from Byzantine emperors. Besides estates on the peninsula, it owned properties in Thessaloniki, holdings along the Strymon River, and on Lesbos.

Manufacturer

Credan SA

Model

329172

Dimensions

11x14 cm

Processing time

depending on stock availability

Shipping/Gift

upon request, shipped to the specified address in an elegant gift box, with the option to include a card with a dedication or wishes