Silver icon with Virgin Mary Pantanassa and the Hospitality of Abraham. Handmade silver icon on natural wood, made with 925ο silver with local 22K gold plating. The natural wood used for the synthesis of the icon is beech (fagus) from Mount Athos, a wood that is receptive to aging techniques that give the appearance of vintage to the wood, without altering the depicted image.
The depictions of faces, hands, halos or other representations are depicted in excellent quality and clarity silkscreen with "vivid" colors. The silver frame of the icon is held by nails to resemble the original icons. On the back side, the icon has a small metal ring made of horseshoe nails so that it can be hung.
Dimensions: 24 x 32 cm.
This miraculous icon is portable of the 17th century and is located on the left wing of the north-eastern column of the Catholikon of the Vatopedi Monastery. This image has the special grace from God to cure the terrible disease of cancer. Μore about Theotokos Pantanassa.
The central theme of the presentation is the hospitality of Abraham to three unknown men, who announced that his wife, Sarah, would have a child within a year, which came true. In fact, these three men are the demonstration of the Holy Trinity and they are presented in an angelic form, stating that they are visitors from heaven.
