St. Gobnait

A beautiful icon of St. Gobnait, handmade & hand painted by an expert Greek hagiographer in the Byzantine style

Saint Gobnait also known as Abigail or Deborah, was an Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, later Bairnech, in the village of Ballyvourney in County Cork in Ireland.

St. Gobnait dedicated her life to helping the sick. She is credited with saving the people of Ballyvourney from the plague. Her life’s work included beekeeping and it has been suggested that she used honey as a medicine. One story tells of how she drove off a robber by sending a swarm of bees after him, making him return the cattle he had stolen.

Her feast day is February 11.

Made using traditional materials (selected aged timber frames, egg tempera, 24K gold leaf, natural powder paint and varnishes) and old techniques.

The icon bears the artist’s signature on the front and the certificate of authenticity on the back.

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