Q: What does the Nikopoia icon type represent? A ... and the proclamation of Mary as Mother of God. According to N. Schmuck, in Marienlexikon, the representation of the Virgin in major churches now ...

The Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All That Sorrow" - As with so many other icons of the Theotokos, wonderworking copies of this icon have been found throughout Orthodox Russia, each with its own ...

The seventh Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (787) justified the veneration of icons of Christ, his mother and the angels ... Generally, the latter indicates worship (God), the former is a lesser act on ...

The original Iveron icon of the Mother of God is preserved on Mt. Athos. It is traditionally called the Panagia Portaitissa ("She who resides by the door" or "Keeper of the gate"), and was, according ...

Netflix's "Mary" movie is No. 1 on the streaming service, reinforcing the interest in the Mother of God. But what does it ...

No genre gesture goes untapped in this Netflix film, a coming-of-age saga about the Virgin Mary featuring Anthony Hopkins as King Herod.