Ikone - RUSSISCH-ORTHODOXE IKONE " HEILIGE FAMILIE " und zwei Bronzeikonen, Holz, Tempera, handbemalt,

The set consists the icon "HOLY FAMILY "and two bronze icons with images of "Old Lady of Sign". and "Our Lady of Smolensk".

The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a confraternity.

The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Catholic Church, as well as in many Lutheran and Anglican churches, in honour of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint Joseph, as a family. The primary purpose of this feast is to present the Holy Family as a model for Christian families

Dimensions the icon of " HOLY FAMILY " are: 18.0 x 14.3 cm, and of bronze icons are : 5.7 x 5.0 cm and 5.4 x 4.7 cm