Byzantine Hand Painted Icon of Virgin Mary of Soumela.
After the presentation of Virgin Mary, in 386 AD. to the monks Barnabas and Sophronios, they rushed to Mount Mela (from which the Icon takes its name) of Trebizond to build the monastery where the icon of Panagia, which according to tradition was created by Luke the Evangelist, would be placed.
The miraculous Icon was found inside a cave at an altitude of 1063 meters where the Holy Spirit gushes.
During the Asia Minor Disaster in 1922, the Monastery was destroyed by the Turks and a few years later, in 1930, a delegation was sent to receive the Icon and other holy relics.
For twenty years the Icon of Virgin Mary of Soumela was exhibited in the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens until in 1951, when it was transferred to the new church built in her honor in Kastanies of Veria on the slopes of Vermio.
Hand-Painted Icons occupy a valuable place in ecclesiastical art because, beyond their obvious artistic value, a hand-painted icon unites man with the holiness of the depicted person.
For the Hand-Painted Icon of Virgin Mary of Soumela, our experienced painters use traditional techniques and high-quality materials that offer excellent depiction and durability over time.
All our Hand-Painted Icons are painted with egg tempera, while you can choose the size of the icon, the decoration of the background, the language of the inscriptions as well as the type of wood you wish to use.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: August 15
Iconographer: Holy Monastery Dormition of Theotokos, Parnes
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 14 to 21 days.
