Posts tagged with icon.
Our Lady of Korsun
The icon of Our Lady of Korsun is of the type of the Virgin of Tenderness (Eleousa).
It is characterised by the melancholic and somewhat sad countenance of Mary, who envisages the impending tragedy her Son will endure one day.
An 18th century copy of the miraculous icon of Mary venerated in the Augustinian church in Brno, Czech Republic.
According to legend, the original icon was painted by St Luke. It is referred to as the Pearl of Moravia and has been venerated in Brno since 1356.
In 1727 the Augustinians asked the Vatican for permission to solemnly crown the icon, which was finally granted in 1736. To commemorate this event, many copies were made of the icon for homes and churches.
Maria Santissima di Constantinopoli
The miraculous icon of Our Lady of Constantinople, the patroness of the Italian city and province of Bari.
According to legend the image was painted by St Luke and was kept in a church in Constantinople until 726, when the veneration of images was banned in the East. To escape the iconoclasm the miraculous portrait was sent to Italy for safekeeping, where it has been ever since.
The miraculous icon of Mary above the high altar of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome.
The Byzantine icon of the Madonna Advocata in the basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome.
Beneath your tender mercy we flee, Birthgiver-of-God. Reject not our prayer in our trouble, but deliver us from harm, Only Pure and Blessed Lady. Amen
Madonna Consolata
A close-up of the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Consolation in Turin, Italy.
The icon of the Mother of God of Kazan, one of Russia’s most loved and revered images of Mary.
It has since long been a custom to give a copy of the icon to newlyweds, as it is believed to bestow happiness on homes and their inhabitants.
The interior of the Greek Catholic church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Lviv, Ukraine.
(Source: taylormcintyre, via heroinscarlet)
Madonna della Salute
A devotional image of Our Lady of Health in Milan, Italy.
A close-up of the Byzantine icon in the church of Santa Maria in Via Lata, Rome.
