Our Lady Hodegetria – Icon on Canvas – Mount Athos

Description

Icon on Canvas with Our Lady Hodegetria

Exact replica of the original icon crafted on natural fir wood.

The icon depicting Our Lady Hodegetria is historically recognized as the first icon of the Church. It was created by the Evangelist Luke himself.

According to tradition, the Evangelist Luke painted the icon of the Theotokos while she was still alive. The Virgin Mary received it with great joy and blessed it, saying, “May the grace of Him who was born of me be with this icon.”

The icon of Our Lady Hodegetria was preserved in Palestine. During the reign of Emperor Theodosius II, it was sent to Constantinople by Empress Eudocia as a gift to Theodosius’ sister, Saint Pulcheria. Saint Pulcheria placed it in the monastery she had built, the sacred Monastery of the Guides (Hodegon Monastery).

A replica of this historic icon is housed in the Xenophontos Monastery of Mount Athos.

Icon on Canvas – Characteristics

In the printing technique on canvas, the monastic iconographer used a replica of a Byzantine icon and crafted the piece with embossed elements. The icon is entirely handcrafted using an aging technique. The canvas is coated with a special primer to ensure the colors remain unchanged over time.

The icon is available upon order.

Origin: Mount Athos