Wooden Greek Orthodox Icon of Virgin Mary Glykofilousa 16 X 12cm or 6.3 X 4.7 in Like the “Portaitissa” is one of the icons saved from the Iconoclastic Controversy and brought miraculously to Athos. It was the property of Victoria, the devout wife of the eikonomachos senator Symeon, who, in order to have to hand it over, threw it into the sea The icon, floating upright on the waves, reached the arsanas of the Monastery of Philotheou, where it was received with great honour and rejoicing by the Abbot and fathers of the Monastery, who had been warned of its advent by a revelation of the Theotokos. At the point on the shore where they placed the icon, holy water gushed out. There each year on the Monday of the Diakainisimi Week, there is a procession and blessing with holy water Solid Wood Wooden Greek Orthodox icon of Virgin Mary Glykofilousa ,Length:16CM or 6.3 IN Width:12CM or 4.7 IN.The images are created in the laboratory are copies of Byzantine icons in aged style in colors and wood. In the final step of generating the image, is coated with a special varnish and beeswax for durability, and aromatic oil (myrrh) . All the icons are unique and original, in high quality made by hand. All images are guaranteed for life while at the rear there is a certificate