Alla Martyr

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Martyr Alla. Russian Orthodox Icon. Martyr Alla is one of 26 martyrs killed by the Goths in the late 4th Century around the year 375 for refusing to bow down to idols. In Orthodox iconography martyrs are almost always shown holding a cross. Sizes: #106 - S (2½" x 3" on ½" wood). #A925 - ML (5 x 6¼" on ¾" 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. Icon inscriptions in Church Slavonic. Show more