Russian iconographers recreate a 13th century icon

Russian iconographers from Kursk have been recreating a 13th century icon of the holy martyrs Sergius and Bacchus. These Roman soldiers, Christians in secret, suffered martyrdom at the time of the persecutions.Ancient Syria was a land of apostles, prophets, and holy sites, such as Saints Sergius and Bacchus church, in Maaloula, one of the most ancient Orthodox monasteries in Syria. The icon had been kept there for more than eight