Icons of the Mother of God

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Athonite Icon of the Mother of God “Abbess of the Holy Mountain”

5/18 июля

An image of the Mother of God as Abbess of Mount Athos, the heavenly protectress of the Athonite monks and of monasticism as a whole. Copies of it ar…

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Full-length Vilna Icon of the Mother of God

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A second, lesser-known Vilna image of the Mother of God which, according to tradition, appeared in 1341. It shows the Theotokos full-length, standing…

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Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God in the Rossikon (St Panteleimon Monastery, Athos)

12/25 октября

A specially revered copy of the Jerusalem icon of Krivoye Ozero, painted in 1825 and placed above the Royal Doors of the Protection church of the Rus…

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Kardiotissa Icon of the Mother of God

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“Kardiotissa” — Greek for “of the Heart” — is one of the variants of the Eleusa (Tenderness) icon of the Mother of God. Its feast is kept on All Sain…

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Myrrh-Streaming Icon of the Mother of God “Softener of Evil Hearts”

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• Myrrh-streaming

A printed icon “Softener of Evil Hearts” on which its owner noticed myrrh streaming in 1998. Among the copies of this image it is held in particular …

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Icon of the Mother of God “Phaneromeni” (“The Revealed”)

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A Greek icon, “The Revealed”, which according to tradition was cast into the sea during iconoclasm and washed ashore on the Sea of Marmara. In the 20…

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Akathist Icon of the Mother of God

12/25 января

The name “Akathist” is given to several different icons of the Mother of God, above all to images surrounded by border scenes illustrating the Akathi…

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Georgievskaya (St George) Icon of the Mother of God

8/21 апреля

An icon painted in 2001 by the St Petersburg iconographer Alexander Bolshakov after a vision: the Mother of God points to a church, with St George on…

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Icon “The Lament of the Mother of God” (Grebeni)

An anciently venerated icon of rare iconography that became renowned in the village of Grebeni in the Birsk district of Ufa province. It is now kept …

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Putivl Icon of the Mother of God

An old icon from the Church of the Resurrection in Putivl, lost after the church was closed in 1937. The present-day image with a ladder was painted …

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Icon of the Mother of God “Blessed”

A name inscribed on a group of Hodegetria-type icons in which the Christ Child holds an orb in His left hand. The origin of the image is unknown.

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Pustynki Icon of the Mother of God

15/28 августа

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An ancient revealed icon of the Dormition Monastery of Pustynki near Mstislavl. According to monastery tradition, it appeared to Prince Simeon of Mst…

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Rostov Icon of the Mother of God

An iconographic type that took shape in Rostov: the Mother of God with the Child stands on a cloud, with the Rostov hierarchs Leontius, Isaiah and Ig…

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Vologda Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

24 октября/6 ноября

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A wonderworking icon that, according to tradition, belonged to the Blessed Prince John (in monasticism Ignatius) of Uglich and after his death remain…

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Icon of the Mother of God “Diskos” (“The Mirror”)

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An ancient icon which, according to tradition, the holy Empress Theodora hid behind a mirror during the Iconoclast persecution; hence its other name,…

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Dubno (Ostroh) Icon of the Mother of God

A family relic of the Ostrogski princes, donated by Prince Konstantin Ostrogski to the Monastery of the Transfiguration in Dubno, Volhynia, after whi…

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Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God (with Orb and Sceptres)

An iconographic version known as “Jerusalem”: the crowned Mother of God and Child hold sceptres, the Virgin also a sprig of herb and the Child an orb.

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Luhansk Icon of the Mother of God

31 мая/13 июня

An icon painted in 1992 by an iconographer monk of the Pskov Caves Monastery for the diocese of Luhansk. It is kept in the Cathedral of Sts Peter and…

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Magadan Icon of the Mother of God

A modern icon painted after an account of an apparition of the Mother of God in the sky over Magadan on 9 August 1989: the Queen of Heaven enthroned …

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Icon of the Mother of God “Mother and Virgin”

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An image of the standing, crowned Mother of God holding a sceptre and the Christ Child. It is celebrated on the Sunday of All Saints.

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Icon of the Mother of God “Unquenchable Candle”

An icon showing the Mother of God in an abbess's habit standing in the sky above the New Tikhvin Convent in Yekaterinburg. It is kept in the St Nicho…

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Icon of the Mother of God "Nikopoia" (Victorious)

An iconographic type, "the Victorious": the Mother of God holds the Christ Child directly in front of her. In Byzantium such images were venerated as…

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Weeping Romanian (Socola) Icon of the Mother of God

1/14 февраля

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An icon from the seminary church at the Socola Monastery in Romania that became known in February 1854 for a miraculous flow of tears witnessed by th…

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Icon of the Mother of God “The Guarantor” (“The Hermitess”)

An Athonite icon of the Mother of God, also called “The Hermitess”, kept in the cave of St Athanasius on the Holy Mountain.