St Edward the Martyr, King of England & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych
$69
Collectible Christian Orthodox named portable folding icon, a diptych for the home: “St Edward the Martyr, King of England & Guardian Angel”. It consists of two portable pocket icons, each set in a wooden frame, joined together.
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The wood is pine; the icon images are produced by a printed reproduction process, laminated and carefully protected by glass. Both the front and the back of the diptych are covered in beautiful velvet. Its compact size makes it convenient to keep at home or to carry on the road while traveling. When folded, the diptych takes up minimal space and is secured by a side clasp. This portable Orthodox icon diptych makes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for every Christian, a loved one, or a person named Edward who is celebrating a name day or another special occasion.
Made in Russia
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Dimensions and materials
- Folded
- 3.15 × 3.55 in (8 × 9.5 cm)
- Open
- 6.3 × 3.55 in (16.5 × 9.5 cm)
- Thickness
- 1.2 in (3.5 cm)
- Origin
- Made in Russia
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Return any item within 30 days of delivery for a refund. Consecrated items are final sale. Returns policy
St Edward the Martyr, King of England
England’s innocent boy-king, still venerated at Brookwood.
Orthodox Christians pray to St Edward for healing of the eyes and of the legs, for forgiveness and peace in divided families, and for the protection of the young. He is an Orthodox saint of England’s own soil, holding a cross.
Why this saint
Edward became King of England in 975 while still a boy, and he restored churches and monasteries as his father had done. On 18 March 978 he rode alone to Corfe Castle to visit his young half-brother. As he took the cup of welcome, servants of his stepmother’s household struck him down. His body was hidden in a poor woman’s hut. That night a heavenly light filled it, and she, blind from birth, was healed. Later a pillar of light revealed his grave, a spring of healing water burst out, and his relics were found intact. Many healings of the eyes and legs followed. Today his relics rest at Brookwood, Surrey.
Traditional patronage
- Prayed to for healing of eye diseases and blindness
- Prayed to for healing of leg ailments
- Prayed to for forgiveness and peace within divided families
- Prayed to for patience under injustice
- Prayed to for the protection of the young
- Prayed to for the revival of Orthodox faith in England and the West
- Protector from treachery and betrayal, and from family hatred and envy
- Protector of the young from violence
- Patron of England, of English and British Orthodox Christians, and of those betrayed by their own family
- Feast day
18 March (31 March on the Old Calendar). Anglicans also keep 18 March.
- Name-day names
Edward, Ed, Eddie, Ted, Edvard, Eduard.
- For whom
every Edward or Ted, an English-speaking convert, anyone facing eye surgery, a family that needs healing between its members.
- Guardian Angel panel
standard Angel.
The Guardian Angel on the other leaf
The angel given to you at baptism.
The Orthodox Church teaches that at holy baptism God gives every Christian a personal Guardian Angel. The angel stays beside that Christian for life: guarding from evil, helping in doing good, praying before God, and accompanying the soul after death. Christ said of the little ones that “their angels always behold the face of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:10). The canon to the Guardian Angel says the angel is given “from holy baptism” and “forever.” Every morning and evening Orthodox Christians pray, “O Angel of Christ, my holy guardian.” That is why Russian piety sets the Guardian Angel beside your patron saint: the two heavenly companions you received at baptism, in one icon.
Traditional patronage
- Prayed to for protection from every evil and danger
- Prayed to for help in doing good, and against one’s sins and passions
- Prayed to for intercession before God and guidance on the path of salvation
- Prayed to for safe journeys: “He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways”
- Protector of children from harm
- Protector on every road: of travelers and drivers
- Protector from evil spirits and their snares, and from sudden calamity
- Companion and guardian of the soul after death
- Feast
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and all the Bodiless Powers, 8 November (21 November on the Old Calendar). The Orthodox Church has no separate feast of Guardian Angels. The 2 October feast is Catholic.
- Name day
Angelos / Angeliki (Greek custom, 8 November).
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