Saint John the Merciful. Russian Orthodox Icon. Saint John was the Patriarch of Alexandria in the early 7th century. He was a great almsgiver and defender of the poor helping all who came to him in need.

Size: 

#341 - S (2½" x 3" on ½" wood).  

Icons manufactured by a Russian supplier using their proprietary process of applying successive layers of color and metallic-like patterns resulting in a brilliant, detailed, and nearly three dimensional appearance. (Note: The photograph of this icon will be updated soon. Actual icons usually now have reflective silver/gold backgrounds and halos instead of the muted color shown in this old picture).

Icon inscriptions in Church Slavonic.