High - quality serigraphy with the Lady of Kazan. Vibrant background colors with silver 925ο casing, local gold plating 22Κ and wooden frame with glass. The icon is from the Holy Cell of St. John the Baptist on Mount Athos and is packaged in a hard cardboard box.
Dimensions: 15 x 18 cm.
Tradition says that the icon of Virgin Mary of Kazan was a gift from the Patriarch of Constantinople Germanos II to the inhabitants of Kazan in the 13th century. The Patriarch donated the image as a support of consolation and hope to the inhabitants to face the frequent raids of other nations and believers of other religions against them. More about Virgin Mary of Kazan.