Martyrs and Heroes Sisinius and Chalampus

Origin: Russia
Age: The ends of the XIXth Century
Composition: Tempera on wood
Measures Cms: 105,0 X 62,5 X 3,3

The Deacon Sisinius suffered in Rome during the pursuit of the Christians for Maximian (284-305) and his successors, Galerius (305-311) and Maxentius (305-312). They sent him to realize forced labors. The chief of the prison where Sisinius was converted to Christianity when he saw a radiant light that was going out of the Saint. For this reason he was beheaded. They took them before a pagan temple to be martyred. The columns of fire that existed before his idols melted, The guards astonished before this vision wanted to be turned. Saint Sisinius went out unharmed of all the martyrdoms until He was beheaded.