Icon of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri

This hagiography depicts Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri, a figure whose story carries a particularity: his detailed biographical information was revealed to the nun Makaria Desypri through a series of visions she experienced in 1950.

According to her testimony, the saint's secular name was Konstantinos Morphis. He was based at the Monastery of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, on Mount Amomon in Attica — territory corresponding to present-day Nea Makri. This monastery was destroyed following Ottoman raids, before being rebuilt on the same site.

The icon depicts him in monastic habit, one hand raised in blessing, the other held toward his chest, where a flame appears — an iconographic detail recalling the circumstances of his martyrdom.

Hand-painted on straight wood, this hagiography comes in a compact 14 x 22 cm format, with a colored background suited to a first prayer corner or a limited devotional space.

Every hand-painted hagiography is one of a kind, bearing the iconographer's signature. It particularly suits a gift for someone named Ephraim, or for anyone devoted to the Nea Makri monastery.

Given for his feast, a baptism, or to enrich a collection of religious items, this icon of Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri bears witness to a contemporary devotion born from a particular revelation within Greek Orthodox tradition.