Panagia of Blachernae

Aged serigraph with Virgin Mary of Blachernae, crafted on canvas with golden background, on natural wood. The icon can be hung on a wall or placed on a flat surface with the stand included.
Dimensions: 20 x 24 cm.

The miraculous icon of the Virgin is located in the church of Panagia of Blachernae in Constantinople. During the siege of Constantinople by the Avars in 626 AD. Virgin Mary saved the city from great danger. That night, the faithfuls sang the Akathist Hymn in the temple. Theotokos is depicted standing, in a posture of praying and her hands are raised to the sky. On her chest, she has an engolpion with Jesus Christ blessing. The icon of Virgin Mary of Blachernae is also associated with the Miracle of the Veil, which was lifted from her face, depending on the occasion.