Forgotten icon


Help the world Procopius

Instead of the wall of the church, the icon in zapećku Museum

100 years ago miners Bora for the purpose of the first Orthodox Church, which began to be built, the Dalmatian painter Pasko Vucetic, ordered the icon titled "St. Procopius' with the figure Šisteka And neklolicine deserving inventor of the mine.

In this way, miners wanted to be deducted Šisteku and others for all the goodness that they make for the miners.

"When the French came to the mine was worse than pakao.Bolje the snake's nest rather than dwell ovde.Umesto" St. George ", mine are called" Serbian Siberia.

Although they were all Catholics, in the spirit they were donors and we thank them on the generosity and charity, "stated in the explanation why their characters are on the icon" St. Procopius ..

Icon is already 1911.godine was završena.Na rougher linen long 54X58cm.

In the foreground is a figure with arms spread, which represents the SV. Procopius protector of mine.
After three SV.PROKOPIJA kneeling figure in the mining costume with a hammer to belt probably: Šistek, Vajfert, Hofman, while the left corner for an unknown figure, the man most likely responsible for the opening of mines and mining of the first pane Gamberga Francis, who was cousin and heir Vajfertov .
He set the cornerstone for electrolyzing 1936.godine Bor.
In the right corner of the entry pane, represented a moment of prayer for success and happiness in the work of the first researchers and their health.

This icon has long been on the wall of the Orthodox Church of St. George in Bor, but a few years ago, when the church was restored, removed and is now in the Museum of Mining and Metallurgy in Bor.

In addition to these icons in the museum are from the same author with the same characters find another one, but now called "Saint Barbara, patroness of miners., Kneeling Šistek, Vajfert and Hoffman.