a russian icon of the venerable st. micah, circa 1900

with gilt metal oklad and a silver and cloisonné halo, with Cyrillic maker's mark M.R., apparently for Mitrofan Nikolaevich Ryndin, Moscow

The venerable St. Micah was one of the first students of St. Sergius of Radonezh.  By tradition, Micah, who shared a single cell with Sergius, was present when the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared to him.