Aged-Wooden Byzantine Icon of Panagia Gorgoypekoos (in Greek it means "She who is quick to hear").
The Icon of Panagia Gorgoypekoos is an exact copy of the icon found in the Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos dating to the 11th century.
The story says that, in 1646, monk Neilos often passed in front of the icon with lighted torches. When he disobeyed the voice that told him not to pass in front of the icon again with the smoke from the torches, monk Neilos lost his sight.
Realizing his mistake, in the following days he begged Panagia for forgiveness until she heard his prayer and gave him his sight, telling him that the monks of the Monastery should resort to her for all their needs and she would quickly listen to them as is "Gorgoypekoos".
The aging technique is meticulously applied to the Icon by hand and gives it the look of time while the depiction retains its artistic details.
Around the perimeter, the aging becomes more apparent with frayed edges that give the Icon a distinctive appearance.
During the final processing, the Aged-Wooden Icon of Panagia Gorgoypekoos is polished with a special varnish to withstand time.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
Feast: October, 1
Iconographer: Theophileon Brotherhood, St. Anne's Holy Skete, Mount Athos
Availability: Made to order, usually ships within 5 to 10 days.
