27 The Feodorovskava Mother of God

27 The Feodorovskava Mother of God
27 The Feodorovskava Mother of God

27 The Feodorovskava Mother of God

Russian Icon, 20th century, Size: 12 3/8” x 10 1⁄2”

This Icon depicts a copy of the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God. It is in the style of the Virgen Eleusa, or Mother of Tenderness. The tenderness shown in the cheek to cheek embrace of the Mother and Christ Child. The original icon was attributed to St Luke. The Icon worked its way to Russia. It was lost during the Mongel invasion. In 1239 Prince Vasily of Kostroma was hunting and saw the icon in an evergreen tree. At the same time the people of Kostroma witnessed Saint Theodore Stratelates carrying the icon through the city. This where it gets its name after St. Theodore or Feodor. The icon was venerated and then placed in the Cathedral. In the 17th Century, the icon was brought to Mikhail Romanov when he was asked to become the Tsar of Russia. The image became the patron icon to the Romanov family, who would rule Russia for the next 300 years, including during the height of Russia’s power. The Monogram at the top is Greek for Mother of God, while monogram next to Christ’s head are Greek for Jesus Christ. The Greek to the right of the Virgen identifies this as a copy of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God.

 

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