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Tag Archives: Wonderworking Icon
Icon of Saint Nektarios in Rhodes bleeding from hands
After yesterday’s post about St Phanourios of Rhodes, current news of a potentially wonder-working icon from the same Greek island. According to various sources, an icon of St Nektarios has been bleeding from the hands since December last year … Continue reading →
Wonder working Icon of the Theotokos thwarts thieves
The Panagia Giatrissa Icon (All-Holy Virgin “the Healer”) is a well-known wonder-working image in Greece. In the early hours of December 24th 2014, another miracle was added to the list attributed to the holy icon.
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Tagged Greek Icons, Mother of God, Theotokos, Wonderworking Icon
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Weeping Icons in Ukraine and Russia
Over the past couple of days, a number of websites have been linking to an article I posted a couple of years ago, quoting Fr Seraphim Rose’s words on why icons of the Mother of God weep. The reason for … Continue reading →
Posted in History, News, Special Icons, The Theotokos
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Tagged Jesus Christ, Mother of God, Seraphim Rose, Wonderworking Icon
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The snakes that venerate icons
In a tiny Greek village in the south of Kefallonia, a miracle occurs every year after the feast of the Transfiguration (Aug 6). Around the bell-tower of the chapel at Markopoulo, small venomous snakes appear. These snakes crawl around the church, … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Special Icons, The Theotokos
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Tagged Dormition, Snakes of Kefallonia, Theotokos, Veneration, Wonderworking Icon
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The Clouded Mount Icon of the Mother of God
The Uncut Icon of the Mother of God, also called the “Clouded Mount” (Ru: Tuchnaya Gora – Тучная Гора) is particularly associated with the Annunciation (March 25), as this icon was revealed as miracle-working on the eve of the feast. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Mother of God, Russian Icon, The Annunciation, Theotokos, Uncut Mount, Wonderworking Icon
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Ten Miracle-Working Icons of Saint Nicholas
“There is no icon like Nicholas.” -Russian proverb Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker (feastday: Dec 6/19) is one of the most beloved Saints of the Church. He is loved by so many because God has revealed St. Nicholas to be an … Continue reading →
Posted in History, Iconography, Special Icons, The Saints
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Tagged Greek Icons, Iconoclast, Nicholas the Wonderworker, Russian Icon, Veneration, Wonderworking Icon
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Lost for a century | Christ the Bread of Life Icon returns home
On Tuesday September 25, a miracle-working icon was returned to its original home in Sumy, Ukraine after having been lost for over a century. The Icon of Christ the Saviour “Bread of Life” (in Ukrainian: Христа Спасителя «Хліб Життя»), had … Continue reading →
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Tagged Jesus Christ, melismos, Procession, Ukraine, Wonderworking Icon
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