Icon of the Virgin of Vladimir *NEW RELEASE*

Legend attributes this tender Byzantine Icon of Mary holding Jesus to Saint Luke. Reliable documents record it being sent by a Patriarch in Constantinople to the Grand Duke of Kiev, in 1131.  It is greatly venerated in Russia, with a history of protecting the people, and from 1395 to 1917, resided at Our Lady of the Dormition of Vladimir, near Moscow, which was built to house this beautiful religious portrait.

Typical to Byzantine iconographic art, Mary’s scull is larger than life, indicating that she is full of the Holy Spirit.  She is clothed with 3 stars, one of which would be located under the Child Jesus, which stand for Mary’s virginity, before, during and after childbirth.

This icon image is mounted on a 7" x 9 1/2" wood panel by the monastery monks in Abbaye Saint-Joseph de Clairval in France. Color of product may vary from the picture.

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