{"product_id":"saint-tsar-nicholas-ii-framed-icon","title":"Saint Tsar Nicholas II Framed Icon","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolid birch wood, cut and shaped from monastery-grown timber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIcon drawn from Orthodox Church tradition, hand-finished by our craftsmen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSealed with a Museum Wax protective layer for lasting depth and shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet into your choice of Ornate Gold or Walnut and Gold frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in A5 or A4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order in our Liverpool workshop, packaged with care and sent to your door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery icon starts as raw birch, cut and shaped by hand before the image ever touches the wood. The design itself is drawn from Orthodox Church tradition, then brought to life by our craftsmen and parishioners in the workshop. Not stamped out, made. Once the icon is finished, we seal it with a Museum Wax layer for depth and protection, then set it into its frame ourselves before it's wrapped and sent on its way to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas II reigned as the last Tsar of Russia during years of mounting social unrest, war, and revolutionary upheaval that would ultimately bring down the centuries old Romanov dynasty entirely. Following his forced abdication in 1917, he and his family were held in increasingly restrictive captivity, first within Russia's interior and finally in the city of Yekaterinburg, where in July 1918 they were executed by Bolshevik forces in the basement of the house in which they had been confined. The Church's recognition of Nicholas as a saint rests not upon a judgement of his record as a ruler, a matter still debated among historians, but specifically upon the manner in which he and his family met their deaths, bearing captivity and the certainty of execution with prayer, patience, and an absence of bitterness that those who guarded them frequently noted. He is venerated, alongside his wife and children, as a New Martyr of Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.”\u003c\/em\u003e (1 Peter 4:16)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO holy Martyr Tsar Nicholas, who didst meet captivity and death with patience and without bitterness, intercede for us, that whatever trials we are given to bear, we too may bear them in faith rather than in despair. Amen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA meaningful Orthodox gift for baptisms, name days, weddings, and feast celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Workshop","offers":[{"title":"A5 \/ Ornate Gold","offer_id":58198312583551,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A5 \/ Walnut and Gold","offer_id":58198312616319,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A4 \/ Ornate Gold","offer_id":58198312649087,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"A4 \/ Walnut and Gold","offer_id":58198312681855,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/9138\/0351\/files\/A5_Gold_e9bcccfa-15f8-429a-953e-61c74bccec0b.jpg?v=1787000552","url":"https:\/\/theorthodoxmarket.com\/products\/saint-tsar-nicholas-ii-framed-icon","provider":"TheOrthodoxMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}