Icons of the Theotokos

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 15 The Dormition of the Theotokos: A Heavenly Transition The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, observed annually on August 15, commemorates the repose (or...

Feast Day/Commemorated: Bright Monday/Thomas SundayThe Panagia Glykophilousa ("The Sweet-kissing") icon, a revered treasure of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou on Mount Athos, boasts a miraculous history rooted in the tumultuous Iconoclastic period. It...

Feast Day/Commemorated: May 21/June 3; June 23/July 6; and August 26/September 8The Vladimir Mother of God icon holds an unparalleled place in Russian history, intricately woven with the fate of Moscow. Tradition holds that this icon is one of three...

This icon beautifully portrays the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary alongside her Son and our God, Jesus Christ. Sometimes, angels overshadow her in these depictions, a powerful visual link to the Ark of the Covenant from the Old Testament. Just...

Feast Day/Commemorated: March 25 ***These Icons are a reprint of folk-style icons dating back 200-250 years from Crete in the town of Agios Nikolaos. They are a flat reprint, but show for the details of the carved wood which are a part of the original...

Feast Day/Commemorated: November 21 When Saints Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Virgin Mary, were granted a child after praying for an end to their childlessness, they vowed to dedicate her to God's service. At the tender age of three, they...

The Miraculous Journey of the Glykophilousa Icon This Icon is a modern written icon of The Glykophilousa Icon, whose name translates to "Sweet-Kissing". The original holds a revered place among the miraculous icons saved during the turbulent iconoclastic...

Feast Day/Commemorated: January 6 Theophany: Celebrating God's Revelation and Christ's Baptism On January 19th (which corresponds to January 6th on the Julian calendar), the Orthodox Church joyfully celebrates the Feast of Theophany, one of the twelve...

Feast Day/Commemorated: March 25 The Annunciation: Gabriel's Message to Mary "In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and...

Feast Day/Commemorated: August 15 The Dormition of the Theotokos: A Heavenly Transition The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, observed annually on August 15, commemorates the repose (or...

Feast Day/Commemorated: April 4 The Life-Giving Spring, also known as the Life-Giving Font of the Mother of God (Greek: Zoodochos Pigi; Russian: Zhivotnosny Istochnik), is an Orthodox Church feast day. It's linked to a historic church west of...

Orthodox Christian understanding of the Theotokos, or "Bearer of God," emphasizes her unique and perpetual virginity, refuting claims that her spiritual role ceased after Christ's birth. To suggest that a woman chosen to bear the Incarnate Son of God...