Άγιος Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος -Saint John the Baptist

25x 32 cm - 9.8 x 12.5 inch.
Egg tempera and gold leaf 22K on background

Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β’.
Μνήμη δικαίου μετ᾽ ἐγκωμίων· σοί δέ ἀρκέσει ἡ μαρτυρία τοῦ Κυρίου Πρόδρομε· ἀνεδείχθης γάρ ὄντως καί Προφητῶν σεβασμιώτερος, ὅτι καί ἐν ῥείθροις βαπτίσαι κατηξιώθης τόν κηρυττόμενον· ὅθεν τῆς ἀληθείας ὑπεραθλήσας, χαίρων εὐηγγελίσω καί τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ, Θεόν φανερωθέντα ἐν σαρκί, τόν αἴροντα τήν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, καί παρέχοντα ἡμῖν τό μέγα ἔλεος.

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Troparion of St. John the Baptist, Tone 2

The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise but the Lord's testimony is enough for thee, O Forerunner, for thou wast shown to be more wonderful than the Prophets since thou wast granted to baptize in the running waters Him Whom thou didst proclaim. Then having endured great suffering for the Truth, Thou didst rejoice to bring, even to those in hell the good tidings that God Who had appeared in the flesh takes away the sin of the world and grants us the great mercy.