{"product_id":"archangel-gabriel-icon","title":"Archangel Gabriel Icon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Eligible for Media Mail Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary Byzantine icon depicts the Archangel Gabriel in vivid colors. He bears a scepter and orb, denoting the authority delegated to him by the Lord of Hosts. As a member of one of the nine celestial hierarchies accounted by Scripture and Tradition, he serves as a mediator between God and man, bringing messages to God and intercessions from the faithful. Holy Gabriel was instrumental in announcing the Incarnation to the Theotokos\/Virgin Mary and ultimately, the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn angel is a messenger of God, and a being which has stood before God and praised Him from a time before human comprehension. We cannot fully grasp what an angel's exact nature is, but we can understand an angel's function on earth. In icons, angels—especially the high-ranking Archangels—are depicted in an earthly form. All the angels are dressed as humans, in clothing accented with gold, the color of holiness and Heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Painted by the renowned iconographer Athanasius Clark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 x 6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Icons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50708562903237,"sku":"S589","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/6975\/1749\/files\/S589-legacy-icons__46114.webp?v=1792078729","url":"https:\/\/virginiamonks.org\/products\/archangel-gabriel-icon","provider":"St. Demetrios Monastery Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}