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Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Icon

Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Icon

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The Protection of the Mother of God is one of the most beloved feast days on the Orthodox calendar among the Slavic peoples. This icon of the feast, Protection of the Mother of God, shows the Theotokos standing above the faithful with her arms outstretched in prayer and draped with a veil. On both sides of her are angels. On the lower right of most icons of this feast, are saints Andrew and his disciple Epiphanius who saw this vision of the Mother of God, with the twelve apostles, bishops, holy women, monks and martyrs, spreading her veil in protection over the congregation.

This image features vibrant colors in the traditional Eastern Orthodox style and gold foil accents for a beautiful presentation of an icon revered for centuries in Russia and the Eastern Orthodox Church. This decoupaged Icon is made in high-quality polygraphic with double layers of metallographic printing. It is pasted to the wood plate base. All icons from the Sofrino Monastery factory are blessed by the Russian Orthodox Church. Icon measures about 6 1/4" x 5" x 3/4".

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  • Made in Sofrino Monastery, Russia
  • Metallographic printing
  • Gold Embossed
  • Blessed by Russian Orthodox church
  • Imported from Russia
  • Measures about 6 1/4" x 5" x 3/4"
  • Wooden base
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