The name "bringer of the victory" seems to have been attached to this form of icon after Heraklios selected this image of Mary and the Child and named them his protectors when he sailed from Carthage ...

Visit the homepage for more information. An Italian Greek Icon, unknown artist Private Collection of Beuron Arts ca. 1700. Both the child's gaze and Mary's gaze are directed to the future which holds ...

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