Product Description
Theotokos Orans of the Sign (Икона Божией Матери Знамение). This icon one of the most revered in Orthodoxy. It depicts the Mother of God with her hands raised in prayer (Oranta is Latin for praying) drawing our full attention to the Savior Immanuel ("God is with us"). The icon ascended from a 12th-century Novgorod original.
She offers protection from enemies, invasions of foreigners, robbers, freedom from internecine strife and reconciliation of wars. The icon is an intercessor for the human race, aiding in the fight against sinful habits, malice, and greed.
4¾"x7½", Russia. 1 only.
