Icon of birth of St. John the Baptist

Title: Icon of birth of St. John the Baptist
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an icon depicting the birth of Saint John the Baptist, held in St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem. The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the late 19th and early 20th century and is located at the church iconostasis, 1st row, 11th and last icon to the right side of the main icon of the Crucifixion. The size is 37 X 28 cm. The Greek and Arabic inscription at the top read: "Birth of St. John the Baptist" and below ""Gift from the custodian Rev. Seraphim, 1850".
Identifier: pb_sn_ico_7272839
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; St. Nicholas Icons collection; Beit Jala; devotional objects; icons; Orthodox Bethlehem; saints
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Creator: Unknown
Contributor: Faten Nastas Mitwasi; Jabra Mitwasi
Type: Egg tempera on wooden panel
Source: St.Nicholas Church, Beit Jala
Language: Greek
Spatial Coverage: 31.716105626668842/ 35.189589871
Rights Holder: Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Jabra Mitwasi.
Date (approximate): c.1850