Icon - Mother of God of Kazan - Metal, Wood

Type: Our Lady of Kazan icon Art: Hand painted icon Style: Russian Orthodox Cover: Silver Riza with enamel. The golden colorful crown decoration has religious symbolism, not just decoration: • Green → Life, renewal, and the Holy Spirit • Red → Divine love and sacrifice • Gold halo/crown → Heavenly glory and holiness • Floral motifs → Paradise and purity of the Virgin Mary. In the Kazan composition: One star is on the forehead • One star is on the shoulder • The third star is hidden behind the Child Jesus, it Christ Himself being the "third star." it's written with Cyrillic alphabet, "Образ Пресвятыя Богородицы" Meaning in English • Образ (Obraz) → Icon / Image • Пресвятыя (Presvyataya) → Most Holy • Богородицы (Bogoroditsy) → Mother of God Full meaning: "Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God"

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