When the icon arrived in Constantinople, it was fitted in as the head in a very large rectangular icon of Mary holding the Christ child; it is this composite icon that became the one historically …

Monastery Icons offers one of the largest collections of traditional Virgin Mary icons. Browse our collection for the most beloved images of the Blessed Mother, all available in plaques and …

Oct 18, 2017 · A popular account relates how in the 4th century St. Helena discovered an image of the Virgin Mary that was painted by St. Luke on a tabletop made by Jesus.

Feb 4, 2022 · The first in a series of simple articles to explain the types and features of icons of the Theotokos and Panagia, Mary, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin. Explaining stars, colours, …

Mar 25, 2024 · Although there are exceptions, most of the Russian Orthodox icons of Mary can be found within four categories: Hodegitria, “the Guide, or she who shows the way”; the Eleusa, …

Icons of the Mother of God, the Theotokos, Panagia (Greek: Παναγία), or the Virgin Mary. She is the most "blessed" among women and the closest of all the saints to God. She is seen as …

This exquisite set of two Russian Neo-Byzantine style icons portrays the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) and the infant Christ in one and Christ as the glorified Son of God in the second.

The Marian icons of Mount Sinai, found at St Catherine’s Monastery. Among those is the oldest known icon: the "Virgin in Majesty "; The icons of the Syrian monastery Our Lady of Saydnaya; …

Where did this icon come from? And who named it? Historians can only speculate about the origins of this icon. It reflects the style of the earliest Marian portraits, including icons attributed …

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