Grooved serigraph of Theotokos Sumela. The background is gold colored with a red outline. The icon can either be hanged on the wall or stand on any surface.
In Mount Mela of Trebizond, at an altitude of 1.063 meters, inside a cave was founded the monastery of Virgin Mary of Sumela in 386 AD. The miraculous icon, which, according to the tradition, was drawn by the Evangelist Luke on wood, along with the Holy water with the healing abilities, were the reference points of the monastery. More about Virgin Mary Soumela.
