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Since thou art a well-spring of tenderness, O Theotokos, make us worthy of compassion; Look upon a sinful people; Manifest thy power as ever, for hoping on thee we cry aloud unto thee: Hail! as once did Gabriel, chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers

Known in Greek as Glycophilousa. It is a form of the Tenderness icon. The relationship between Mother and Child is expressed with stunning force: taking refuge in her, He touches her chin with one hand and presses his cheek against hers. Her pensive, sorrowful eyes foresee his Passion and she embraces him with affectionate, maternal protection. The three golden stars which adorn her mantle, one above the forehead and one on each shoulder, signify her virginity before, during, and after giving birth.

This Icon is by the hand of an iconographer who wishes to be anonymous*. It is in the refectory at Christ Our Saviour Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Seminary, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

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