St. Leonella Sgorbati

An exquisite Greek Orthodox Icon of St. Leonella Sgorbati, handmade & handpainted by an expert Greek hagiographer.

St. Leonella Sgorbati, born Rosa Maria Sgorbati, (9 December 1940 – 17 September 2006) was an Italian religious sister of the Consolata Missionaries who served in the missions in both Kenya and in Somalia. She was murdered in Somalia not long after the Regensburg lecture of Pope Benedict XVI and after having worked on the continent for over three decades. Her main attention was on nursing and educating prospective nurses while she also tended to the needs of children in a children’s hospital that she frequented.

In 2008 her cross was deposited in the San Bartolomeo all’Isola church. She was beatified on 26 May 2018 in Piacenza.

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 seal of authenticity on the back.

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