Christ the Good Shepherd (Fiorenzo) Icon - X178

This exquisite contemporary icon portrays Christ as the Good Shepherd. This traditional image of Christ carrying his rescued sheep is one of the oldest depictions in art. The earliest example of this beautiful image dates from the early 200s and is found in the Roman catacombs of the ancient church. This traditional reproduction captures the love and compassion that our Savior gives to the individual person.

This beautiful icon recounts the words of Luke 15:4-6:

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’”

and John 10:27-28,

“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish…”

Painted by the hand of iconographer Mark Fiorenzo, this contemporary Byzantine icon depicts the timeless love of Christ for each man and woman, boy and girl. It follows in the traditions of generations of iconographers and serves as ‘windows to heaven’ and a support for prayer. It is faithfully reproduced from premium materials in the Legacy Icons woodshop in Zeeland, Michigan.