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Stephen, FL

I received my shipment of relics today, and wanted to thank you. They are BEAUTIFUL. And the certificates are beautiful too. Thank you for carefully packaging everything with such care (relics in a wooden treasure box and certificates in clear plastic). These relics are indeed a treasure and will be honored tonight when I pray vespers. I will be definitely be looking to buy more relics from the Russian Store in the future.

Fr. Jean-Baptiste, Italy

Thank you so much! I receive everything today! I am so happy! God bless you in this time of war… I am so sorry and I pray for the peace!

Vasilike, MD

Thank you so much for the beautiful icons! I received them today and love them. They are exquisite. Thank you, too, for arranging a payment plan for me, and for putting a wire on the back of each so I can hang them. I can't wait to do so.

Henry, UK

Thank you for the icon of St. Princess Sofia. A very interesting person. Once again a very speedy and efficient delivery.

Henry UK

The icon of St Empress Helena arrived today. Thank you for another beautiful icon and a very prompt delivery.

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Russian icon - The Severed Head of St. John the Baptist

The icon represents the Severed Head of Saint John the Baptist, known in Russia as "Saint John the Forerunner", the forerunner of Christ, the last of the prophets, and the first Christian saint. A popular and much-venerated figure in Orthodox iconography, Saint John was beheaded under the order of King Herod, who wished to please Salome, daughter of the king's lover Herodias, whom the Baptist had reproached for her adultery. The saint's severed head is depicted on the platter, shrunken in the sleep of death. God the Father shown in the upper left corner is blessing it from Heaven.