St. Luke of Crimea (Voino-Yasenetsky) (2022) Painting by Antonio Kudlapyi

This artwork visualizes emotions from the mango grove. The work is done in the technique of beaded mosaic. It consists of more than 88,500 pieces of beads and more than 30 colors. Predominant colors and tones: bright red and light green. Glass beads with a diameter of 2 mm are glued to plywood.
On June 11, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memorial day of St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky), Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea. He left for a better world 60 years ago, on June 11, 1961, on the day of the celebration of All Saints who shone in the Russian land.
In 1996, his honest relics were found incorruptible and have since rested in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Simferopol. In 2000, Archbishop Luke was canonized as a saint and confessor.
In the Crimea and beyond, there are many stories about miraculous healings
through the prayers of Luke of the Crimea.

Here is one story of a boy's miraculous healing. In the summer of 2002, the young pianist Nazar Stadnichenko came with his family from Murmansk to Feodosia to visit his grandmother. Because of the heat, the windows in the apartment were wide open. One day Nazar went for a walk with friends.
"I slammed the door and started down the stairs," he recalled. — I went down one flight, I turn my head – and I see red drops on the wall. And then it works in my brain that there seemed to be nothing like that, and where did the blood come from? Then my gaze falls on my left hand, and I see that the first phalanges of the third and fourth fingers have been cut off."
An X-ray of the damaged fingers made in the Feodosiya hospital showed that they could not be saved. During the operation, the surgeon amputated two phalanges, completely removing the joint bags.
A few days after the operation, Nazar's parents went with him to Simferopol. When they reached the Holy Trinity Convent, they began to ask for healing for their son. In memory of visiting the shrine, the boy was brought a laminated icon of the saint and oil from his relics.
The child asked to bind this icon to his crippled fingers and anointed them with oil every day. After a few weeks, when the pain subsided, the boy began to feel a little discomfort at the amputation site, then the remnants of his fingers began to itch. The family went to the doctor. During the examination, he found small bumps at the amputation site. Over time, they grew larger and larger until they acquired the shape and size of normal phalanges. Later, the nails grew out.
Upon learning about this, the surgeon who performed the amputation from Feodosia did not believe that such a thing had happened. After all, it is well known: amputated joint
he can't recover. When he was shown X—rays with fully recovered joints and bones, the doctor had no choice but to admit that it was a miracle.

The technique of bead mosaic developed by me allows you to visualize your desires. If you have ideas for creating new masterpieces of any size, write to me, I am always open to new suggestions.

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