Further reading
On Coptipedia, the Coptic encyclopedia (in French)
Certificate of authenticity
Delivered with your artwork
Your hand-painted icon comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by Armia Elkatcha. It identifies your artwork, its dimensions, its number and its completion date.
- Artist
- Armia Elkatcha
- Artwork
- The apparition of the Virgin at Zeitoun, with Pope Kyrillos VI and Saint Samuel the Confessor
- Dimensions
- 90 × 130 cm
- Certificate number
- Assigned to your completed artwork
- Completion date
- Recorded upon completion
Armia Elkatcha’s signature
Signed by the artist on the certificate delivered with the artwork
Apostles, martyrs and saints
The apparition of the Virgin at Zeitoun, with Pope Kyrillos VI and Saint Samuel the Confessor
Unique and personalised icon by Armia Elkatcha Size of your choice. Please note: the smaller the icon, the less detail the artist can include. The photo shows the XL size
Hand-painted on request · Delivered in 2 to 4 months · Free delivery
On the night of 2 April 1968, the Virgin Mary appeared above the domes of the church dedicated to her in Zeitoun, Cairo. For many months, hundreds of thousands of people, Christians and Muslims, saw her clothed in light and accompanied by white doves. Pope Kyrillos VI officially recognised the apparition.
The artist gathers around her two great saints of Coptic Egypt: Pope Kyrillos VI (1902-1971), a man of prayer and miracles, patriarch at the time of the apparition, and Saint Samuel the Confessor (7th century), a monk who lost an eye under torture for defending the faith and founded the monastery of Kalamoun in the desert, around a church dedicated to the Virgin.
Studio journal
From preparing the support to the final details: the usual stages of a hand-painted icon.
Prepare the wood
The wooden support is prepared to receive the drawing, gold leaf and paint.
Draw the composition
The scene, figures and symbols are arranged according to the chosen representation and size.
Apply the gold leaf
Gilding brings light to the background and halos, in the tradition of the Coptic icon.
Paint the icon
Colours, garments and faces are painted by hand. The level of detail is adapted to the size of the artwork.
Finish and authenticate
The final details and finishing touches are completed. The artist signs the certificate bearing the artwork’s number and date.
