Exact copy of a Byzantine hagiography icon, handmade in Greece using traditional Byzantine iconography techniques. Comes with stamp of authenticity on back. Silver is 950 degrees proof and is tarnish-free (does not require polish). Figure is hand-painted in fine detail, using high quality paint.

Saint Haralambos is one of the most beloved Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church. In English, Haralambos translates as "Harry". Haralambos lived in the 2nd century in a small town called Magnesia, in Asia Minor. He became a Priest at a very early age and served his community with great zeal. However, no other Priest in the Christian history suffered so much in one lifetime for his religious convictions. He was tortured repeatedly for his steadfast dedication to Christ, and was punished for not accepting the pagan gods. Although, because of his miraculous survival during this time, he became well known and people called him "the man they cannot kill". Thousands visited him at jail seeking his blessing. Hundreds of afflicted souls came to be healed of their sicknesses. Haralambos became known also as the "miracle-worker". He caused the lame to walk and the blind to see. Some thought he was the Resurrected Christ who had returned to earth. St. Haralambos proclaimed to all that he was not the Messiah but he was only the instrument of the Lord's Divine Grace.

After much more hideous torture by the Emperor and the Roman Government, Haralambos was ordered to be beheaded, but as the two executioners raised their swords to kill the Saint, suddenly a voice was heard from heaven saying, "Well done My faithful servant, enter into the kingdom of Heaven." At that very moment, St. Haralambos passed away without a single blow being struck. The executioners were dumbfounded. They knelt before the body of the Saint and asked God for forgiveness. The Emperor became even more enraged, and ordered the two would-be executioners of Haralambos beheaded. Their names were Porphirios and Baptos - whose feast is celebrated also on February 10th. Thus the beloved Saint Haralambos truly had become "the man they couldn't kill," for he was taken by God Himself into the Kingdom of Heaven.

St. Haralambos guarded his people much as a shepherd would guard his flock, therefore, he is considered to be the protector of shepherds and their flocks. The body of St. Haralambos is now in the Monastery of Saint Stephen in the Meteora, Greece, where it is said to perform miracles to this day.

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