Romanian icon Mother of God Dostoino Est hand painted 30x20

Hand painted Romanian icon Mother of God Dostoino Est 29x21. Very valuable Orthodox icon painted entirely by Romanian master craftsmen with a specific technique called "lighting'' used to enhance and highlight faces, giving them shine.The key theme of the icon is indeed light. Light, as the tradition of the Byzantine icon dictates, is painted with gold, that is, it manifests itself as pure light.The original icon is located on Mount Athos, precisely in the sanctuary of the church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Karie.According to tradition, a monk who lived near Karie with a young disciple went out to participate in a long Sunday Eve prayer in a monastery. The disciple left alone, during the evening, he heard a knock on the door and made a monk sit who had asked to pray, together they recited the officiation of the vigil and at the same time the icon in front of which they prayed is illuminated with divine light.The disciple asked to write the invocation on a nearby stone, after having scratched the prayer the singing monk, called Gabriel, disappeared.The icon was transported to the main church of Karie and the stone engraved by the archangel Gabriel, because it was thought of as such, was sent to Constantinople.The feast of this icon was set in Russia on 11 June.The icon of the Mother of God Dostoino Est is delivered in a very elegant box of blue velvet and satin inside, it is complete with guarantee certificate and brochure with the history of the icon.