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Icon "Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk", inv. no. М-1993: photo 1 of 5
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Metal · Church plate

Icon "Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk"

Inv. no. М-1993 · Metal

Project: Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities

The icon is made of yellow metal, rectangular in form, with a shaped header at the top. On the reverse of the header is a loop with a hole for hanging. Full description

Date
19th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting
Dimensions
7.7 × 5.1 × 0.5 cm

Photo: M. F. Sumtsov Kharkiv Historical Museum · CC BY 4.0

Description

The icon is made of yellow metal, rectangular in form, with a shaped header at the top. On the reverse of the header is a loop with a hole for hanging. At the center of the composition, against a stippled background, is a full-length image of Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk, standing with his arms spread to the sides; in his left hand he holds a church (a symbol of the town of Mozhaisk), and in his right a raised sword. The saint wears episcopal vestments and is shown with a high forehead and a thick beard; around his head is a round halo. At the top of the icon, in the upper part of the frame, is the Church Slavonic inscription: "Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk." In the header of the icon is an image of the Savior: Christ with long hair and a thick mustache and beard; to the left and right of the halo is the inscription "Jesus Christ." Around the perimeter of the icon is a wide frame with a winding floral ornament.

The icon was donated to the museum by Liudmyla Romanivna Kondratenko, a resident of the town of Valky, Valky district, Kharkiv region, in 1968.

Record

Inventory number
М-1993
Title
Icon "Saint Nicholas of Mozhaisk"
Collection group
Metal · Church plate
Date
19th century
Material
Metal
Technique
Casting
Dimensions
7.7 × 5.1 × 0.5 cm
Digitisation
Project “Sloboda Ukraine Code. Church Antiquities”, 2026
Tradition
Old Believers

Updated 15 Oct 2026

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