DIPTYCH - CHRIST PANTOCRATOR & VIRIGN OF KAZAN W/FEAST DAYS

PERFECT AS A SET OF WEDDING ICONS, ANNIVERSARY GIFT - A NEW HOUSE OR HOUSE BLESSING GIFT - A GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION.

CENTRAL PANELS: CHRIST PANTOCRATOR - VIRGIN OF KAZAN

Christ

Pantocrator – Almighty – all Powerful

Christ is portraited seated with His right hand blessing and a closed Gospel Book in His left hand. Christ is portrayed as the ruler of the Universe. The title and image of Christ as “Pantocrator” is derived from one of the many names of the Old Testament for God; for example, Lord of Hosts and El Shaddai.

Christ is the righteous judge and lover of mankind – his blessing proclaims God’s loving kindness to mankind and his forgiveness to us. The Gospel Book represents the “Law” he gives us to live by and by which we will be judged. While he is a compassionate God he is an exacting God.

IC XC the first Greek letters for Jesus Christ. Often add to these letters is NIKA – meaning Jesus Christ Conquers.

“Save us Oh Son of God Risen from the Dead.”

VIRGIN OF KAZAN ICON

The Virgin of Kazan is one of the most beloved icons of the Mother of God (the Theotokos) and Christ Child. The Virgin Mary has been credited with helping to bring Christianity to the Slavic people by her tenderness and compassion. This image of the Virgin of Kazan played a large part in the “protection” of the Russian nation in its history; from the saving of the city of Kazan…to the saving of Moscow…to the saving of St Petersburg in the 1940s. This image of Virgin Mary is also highly venerated in the Western church at the shrine of Our Lady of Fatima as well as the patroness of many prayer groups.

“Through the prays of the Mother of God, O Savior Save Us”

Beautiful attractive diptych - Great for wedding 15 inch tall

icons inside with frame measures 14 inch tall x 10 inch width

width 11 inch - when diptych open width 22 inch

Made in Ukraine