Virgin Mary Portaitissa Icon – Handmade on Gold Silk Canvas, Stunning Detail flame control wick holder Suitable for Church

Suitable for Church

each thick knot is intricately composed of nine interwoven crosses

Behind the prayer

Placement: Freestanding triptych icon (folds open and shut)

Virgin Mary Portaitissa Icon – Handmade on Gold Silk Canvas, Stunning Detail flame control wick holder Suitable for ChurchThe Panagia Portaitissa (Our Lady of the Gatekeeper) of Iviron History and Tradition The miraculous icon of the Theotokos is housed in the Monastery of Iviron on Mount Athos. According to tradition, during the 9th century (the time of the Iconoclasm), a pious widow in Nicaea (Asia Minor) cast the icon into the sea to protect it from destruction. The icon miraculously traveled upright over the waves and eventually arrived at the shores of Mount Athos,