Wooden Icon of the Mother of God "Healer" and holy healers
The appearance of one of the oldest icons of the Mother of God "The Healer" occurred during the time of St. Nina, the enlightener of Georgia (IV century). The icon was located in the Tsilkan temple in the area of Kartalinia.
The icon depicts the Mother of God standing at the bedside of a sick cleric. The iconographic plot for the miraculous image was the legend of the miraculous healing described in the work of St. Demetrius of Rostov "The Watered Fleece":
"I happened to read such a thing in Peter Damian's book. A certain cleric of the Nivirna Church was seriously ill with a mortal illness. And it was his custom every hour, when the clock struck, to praise the Most Holy Theotokos with an angelic greeting: "Rejoice, Gracious One!" — attaching a certain prayer to Her and doing it day and night. If he fell asleep once, then with the striking of the clock he woke up and performed the usual prayer. And so much did he honor our Lady as such a prince, how many hours had passed in the days and in the nights.
And when he was lying on the bed of illness and preparing for death, our Most Holy Lady Theotokos suddenly appears to him and, slightly opening Her girlish nipple and squeezing it, sprinkles milk on the mouth of the sick and becomes invisible. From this incident, the patient jumped up, quickly put on his clerical robes and ran to the church. Entering the choir, he stood in his place among the singing clerics, amazed and trembling at the sudden change in him and unexpected recovery — after all, no one expected to see him alive anymore. When they asked about the reason for his health, then he revealed to everyone, praising his Most Merciful Healer, how She sprinkled his mouth — traces of that milk still remained on his lips... Oh, glorious miracle!
After all, the Most Merciful Healer could heal Her slave in some other way, with a word or touch, but she revealed this strange way of healing: those lips were sprinkled with Virgin milk, that every hour the Virgin was praised, here on earth, giving them a bribe. So that everyone, seeing and hearing, would give thanks with one mouth and one heart to the Blessed Virgin Theotokos."
Saints depicted on the icon:
The Apostle Luke
Spiridon Trimifuntsky
Luke of the Crimea
Saint Nectarius of Aegina
Great Martyr Panteleimon Healer
Martyr Tryphon
Martyr Falalei Aegean
Martyr Diomedes Physician
Martyr Photius of Nicodemus
Martyr Nikita of Nicodemus
martyr Cyrus of Alexandria
Martyr John of Alexandria
Martyr Appolinaria
martyrs Cosmas and Damian
martyr Zinaida of Tarsia
🖼 Product Features
• Printed on durable MDF wood panel
• Mineral pigment inks for long-lasting color
• Sealed with protective beeswax finish
• Ready to hang — includes mounted metal hook
• Handmade by Orthodox Christian artisans
• Lightweight yet solid: board thickness is 1.6 cm (0.6")
📏 Available Sizes
• 12 x 15 cm (5” x 6”)
• 23 x 30 cm (9” x 12”)
• 30 x 39 cm (12” x 15”)
🎁 Perfect for
• Orthodox Christian gifts
• Spiritual housewarming gifts
• Prayer corners and devotional altars
• Baptisms, name days, and feast days
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Our icons are made by Orthodox craftsmen in Portugal.
We hope it will be a good gift for you and your loved ones.
