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Rejoice, O Virgin Bride (Радуйся, Невесто Неневестная). This Russian icon is often is rare within Orthodoxy as it portrays the Theotokos without the infant Christ. She is depicted at the moment of the Annunciation with arms prayerfully folded submitting to the Archangel Gabriel and speaking the words: "Let it be to me according to Thy word."
The Slavonic inscription around her halo reads: "Rejoice, O Virgin Bride", a refrain from an ancient Byzantine hymn to the Theotokos “Agni Parthene ("Pure Virgin"). It was written by Saint Nektarios of Aegina, and glorifies the Theotokos who did not enter into marriage but became the Mother of the Savior, emphasizing her purity and divine calling. This icon was held in great esteem by the ascetic and Christian mystic Seraphim Sarovsky (1754-1833).
4½"x5¼", Russia. 1 only.
