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  1. Panagia Portaitissa - OrthodoxWiki

    • During the 9th century, this icon was the personal property of a devout widow from Nicea in Asia Minor, who kept it and honored it in her private chapel. It was during the reign of the iconoclast Byzantine empe… See more

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    The traditional name for this icon has always been the "Portaitissa" but in more recent times the … See more

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    The Portaitissa icon at Iveron monastery by Kriton Chryssochoidis, from Maria Vassilaki (ed.), Images of the Mother of God, Ashgate, 2005 (Church of … See more

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  2. Panagia Platytera - OrthodoxWiki

    WEBJun 10, 2008 — Panagia Platytera (Greek: Πλατυτέρα; "wider" or "more spacious") is an icon of the Theotokos, facing the viewer directly, usually depicted full length with her hands in the "orans" position, and with the …

  3. Prousiotissa Icon of the Mother of God - Orthodox Church in …

  4. Altar Icon - Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

    WEBPanagia Platytera (Greek: Πλατυτέρα; "wider" or "more spacious") is an icon of the Theotokos, facing the worshipers directly, usually depicted full length with her hands in the "orans" position, and with the image of Christ as a …

  5. Panagia - Wikipedia

    WEBPanagia is also the term for a particular type of icon of the Theotokos, wherein she is facing the viewer directly, usually depicted full length with her hands in the orans position, and with a medallion showing the image of …

  6. Symbols in icons: The Theotokos - Hand Painted Icons …

    WEBFeb 4, 2022 — Apart from Jesus, the Panagia or Theotokos is the most frequent figure in Orthodox Icons. Her place as ‘mother of God’, who the Orthodox believe prays for us constantly in the presence of Christ and her …

  7. The Miraculous Icon of The Mother of God of Iveron …

    WEBOct 26, 2016 — One of the countless holy Icons of the Ever-Virgin Mary and Mother of God is the holy Icon of Panagia Portaitissa. This holy Icon is one of the most treasured holy Icons of Mount Athos and throughout the …

  8. The wondrous Icon of Panagia "Ierosolymitissa" ("Lady …

    WEBMar 5, 2015 — The wondrous icon of Panagia "Ierosolymitissa" ("Lady of Jerusalem"), enthroned in the Holy Tomb of the Theotokos, Gethsemane

  9. The Story of Mount Athos' Panagia Portaitissa

    WEBJun 7, 2013 — The original icon is held at the Georgian Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos and is almost fully covered with gold and silver except for the faces of Virgin Mary and Christ. The story of the icon has it that it was …