St John the Silent & Guardian Angel Folding Diptych
$69
Collectible Christian Orthodox named portable folding icon, a diptych for the home: “St John the Silent & 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 John 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 John the Silent
The bishop who gave up his throne for silence and prayer.
Orthodox Christians pray to St John the Silent for healing of the sick, for deliverance of the tormented, and for rescue from sudden destruction. Even in his life he answered those who called on his name. He is the saint for a John who longs for peace of heart.
Why this saint
John was made Bishop of Colonia at twenty-eight. Weary of quarrels, he secretly left his see, and a bright star led him to the Lavra of St Sabbas near Jerusalem. There he hid his rank and served as a novice, cooking and carrying for the workers. When he was found out, the Patriarch gave him leave to live in silence. In the desert a lion defended him from raiders. He scattered fig seeds on bare rock, and a fruitful tree grew up over his cell. He read hearts, healed the sick, and reposed at 104. His troparion says, “by a flood of tears you made the desert fertile.”
Traditional patronage
- Prayed to for healing of the sick
- Prayed to for deliverance of the tormented and possessed
- Prayed to for rescue from sudden destruction, for those who call on his name
- Prayed to for a heart purified for prayer
- Prayed to for humility and obedience
- Prayed to for the Kingdom of Heaven
- Protector from evil spirits
- Protector from enemies and raiders, as the lion guarded him in the desert
- Patron of those who seek inner stillness and love silence and prayer, and of the humble who hide their gifts
- Feast day
3 December (16 December on the Old Calendar).
- Name-day names
John, Ivan, Ioannis.
- For whom
a John who loves the quiet, a monastic or a friend of a monastery, anyone recovering from illness, anyone learning to pray.
- 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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