Posts tagged with icon.
Matka Boska Piekarska
The miraculous image of Our Lady of Piekary Śląskie in Poland.
The icon has been an object of pilgrimages since 1659, when it suddenly began to spread a smell of roses. The local priest moved the picture from one of the church’s side altars and placed it above the high altar, where it can still be seen today.
Madonna della Pace, Venezia
This Byzantine icon is venerated as the Madonna of Peace.
It is considered miraculous and was brought to Venice from Constantinople in 1349. The painting has been kept in the church of SS. Giovanni and Paolo since 1806.
The miraculous icon of Our Lady of Health in the church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy.
An icon of the Mother of God Hodegetria (She who shows the Way) from the workshop of the monastery of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in the Ukraine.
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Άξιον εστίν
Panagia Axion Estin, or It is Truly Meet, is the name given to the icon of Mary before which, according to tradition, the hymn of Axion Estin was revealed.
The original icon still stands on the high altar of the main church on Mount Athos, Greece.
A 19th century Russian icon of Mary from a Deësis cycle.
The Deësis is a traditional iconic representation of Christ flanked by Mary and St. John the Baptist. Mary and John are both facing towards Christ, with their hands raised in supplication on behalf of humanity. On this icon Mary holds a scroll with requests to her Son.
A miracle-working icon of Mary in the church of St Julien le Pauvre in Paris, France.
(Source: Flickr / kotomi-jewelry)
A 19th century Russian copy of the Mother of God of Tikhvin, one of the most revered images of Mary in Orthodox Christendom.
The original is said to be the work of St. Luke the Evangelist.
