Lithograph of Saint Nicodemus in grooved wood, gilded with ormolu and painted in red - bordeaux color with matte varnish.
Dimensions: 20 x 26 cm.
Saint Nicodemus was born in Naxos in 1749 AD. He got a higher education at the Greek School of Smyrna and in 1775 AD; then, he moved to Mount Athos, where he became a monk at the Saint Dionysios’ Monastery and lived a monastic life. Saint Nicodemus is one of the most important spiritual forms of New Hellenism with a huge work of writing. He died from hemiplegia in 1809 AD, in Mount Athos. Saint Nicodemus celebrates on July 14th.
