This is a rare icon where the Baby Jesus is not in the arms of the Mother of God, but, walking towards her, reaches out to the Most Pure One, stretching out His hands to Her and turning his gaze, and the Mother of God bends towards Christ with great love. According to legend, at one of the halts during the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, the Infant God took his first steps on earth - towards his Mother. This moment is captured in the icon. They say that children love it very much... And symbolically it talks about the union of the Divine and the human.
The icon is located in the monastery of St. Gerasimos of Jordan and is very revered in the Holy Land. The Monastery of St. Gerasimos was founded in the 5th century in the south of the Jordan Valley, near the confluence of the Jordan River and the Dead Sea. Where the Holy Family stopped on the way to Egypt, Gerasim, who came to the Holy Land to worship and settled here as a hermit, founded it.
🖼 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.
