Virgin of the Sweet Kiss – Silk Screen Print on Naturally Aged Wood – Mount Athos

Description

Silk Screen Print of the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss on Naturally Aged Wood

A beautiful icon of the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss, depicted lovingly holding the infant Christ in her arms.

The title “Sweet Kiss” is one of about 500 names attributed to the Virgin Mary, who is the most beloved figure in the Orthodox Church.

According to tradition, the Virgin of the Sweet Kiss was saved from the iconoclasm and brought to Mount Athos. It is said to have belonged to Victoria, the wife of a senator, who, in her attempt to not surrender the icon, threw it into the sea. Tradition says that the icon floated upright on the waves until it finally reached the harbor of the Monastery of Philotheou, where it was found and taken by the monks. On Easter Monday, a procession of the icon takes place from the Monastery to the spot where it was found.

This particular icon, like all icons in this category, has been crafted on naturally aged wood, which comes from a restored Athonite cell. The wood from such restoration works is cut using special techniques employed by the monks to preserve wooden iconostasis in monasteries, and then forms the base for creating these icons.

Through the “Athonite Heritage,” these collectible icons can be found in the hands of those who long to hold a piece of the living Athonite tradition.

As the icon is handmade and the wood processing is done by hand, there may be slight variations in the wood, but not in the depiction.

The icon is available upon order.

Origin: Mount Athos

Dimensions: 20 x 23 x 2 cm