Orthodox Christian table icon: St. Mary and Baby Jesus laser carved in stone for Sale

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Orthodox Christian table icon: St. Mary and Baby Jesus laser carved in stone For Sale

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Orthodox Christian table icon: St. Mary and Baby Jesus laser carved in stone:
$21.75

This is a table icon of St. Mary with baby Jesus - one of the most revered Orthodox Christian subjects of the iconography, created according to Orthodox Christian tradition and sanctified. The icon size is2.8 in (H) x 2.7 in (W). The image is carved in stone by laser. The text on the bottom reads \"Saint Mother of God of Kazan\". The text around St. Mary\'s head reads \"Enlighten, the Holiest, my troubled soul\".
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother-of-God of Kazan, was a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus\', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia. As is the case for any holy entity under a Patriarchate in communion within the greater Eastern Orthodox Church, it is venerated by all Orthodox faithful.
According to legend, the icon was originally acquired from Constantinople, lost in 1438, and miraculously recovered in pristine state over 140 years later in 1579. Two major cathedrals, the Kazan Cathedral, Moscow, and the Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, are consecrated to Our Lady of Kazan, and they display copies of the icon, as do numerous churches throughout the land. The original icon in Kazan was stolen, and probably destroyed, in 1904.