Trieste · Udine · Aquileia
Sacred icons for Friuli Venezia Giulia, a border land
Friuli Venezia Giulia has always been a gateway between West and East. In Aquileia the early Christian mosaics of the Basilica tell of the faith of the origins; in Cividale the Lombard Tempietto keeps a frontier art; in Trieste the Serbian and Greek Orthodox churches bear witness to centuries of coexistence.
Where the icon is at home
- Aquileia: the 4th-century mosaic floor of the Basilica, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Cividale del Friuli: the Lombard Tempietto, also a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Trieste: the Serbian Orthodox church of Saint Spyridon and the Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas, with their iconostases.
For families, communities and collectors
In a region where Catholics and Orthodox live side by side, a hand-painted icon speaks to both. Inscriptions are chosen in Greek or Latin, depending on the community or family receiving the icon.
The first conversation can take place online or in person. We ship worldwide: the icon is delivered with protective packaging and, on request, insured shipping, together with its certificate of authenticity on real parchment with photographs of every stage and its explanatory booklet in Italian or English. Shipping conditions are checked case by case at the time of commission.
Deesis
Christ, the Mother of God and the Baptist.
Christ Pantocrator
Greek inscription around the border.
Gift ideas in Trieste, Udine, Gorizia and nearby
Friuli Venezia Giulia is a land of family businesses, from the Manzano chair district to Trieste's mercantile, port and insurance tradition: for the inauguration of headquarters or a company anniversary, a hand-painted icon is a gift that lasts as long as the enterprise. In Trieste, where Catholics and Orthodox celebrate their feasts side by side, an icon is also the Christmas gift that unites both traditions.
Corporate inauguration
Saint Joseph or the Pantocrator for the headquarters.
Christmas
The Nativity icon, dear to Catholics and Orthodox alike.
Wedding
Inscriptions in Greek or Latin.