Virgin of the Sweet Kiss – Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Lithograph with Virgin Mary Glykofilousa

A wonderful icon with Panagia Glykofiloussa, who is depicted lovingly holding the baby Christ in her arms. According to tradition, the original icon of Panagia Glykofiloussa was saved during the iconoclasm and transferred to Athos. It is said to have belonged to Victoria, the wife of a senator, who in her attempt to save the icon threw it into the sea.Tradition says that the icon floated upright in the waves until it finally reached the arsenal of the Philotheu Monastery, where it was spotted and received by the monastery’s fathers. On Easter Monday, the litany of the icon takes place from the Holy Monastery to the place where it was found. It is worth mentioning that the nickname Glykofilousa is one of the approximately 500 names attributed to the Virgin Mary, who is one of the most beloved figures of the Orthodox Church.

Dimensions: 19.5X14.5

Origin: Mount Athos