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Ana Drăgan
This hand-painted Orthodox wooden icon illustrates the central piece of the "Protection of the Mother of God" icon. In the icon, the Theotokos is standing above the faithful with her arms outstretched in prayer and draped with a veil. Slavic people celebrate the icon on October 1.
Original artwork in tempera colours by Ana Drăgan (DAM).
The Protection of the Mother of God is one of the most beloved feast days on the Orthodox calendar among the Slavic peoples, commemorated on October 1. The feast is celebrated additionally on October 28 in the Greek tradition. It is also known as the feast of the Virgin Mary's Cerement.
In most Slavic languages the word "cerement" has a dual meaning of "veil" and "protection." The Russian word Pokrov (Покров), like the Greek Skepi (Σκέπη), has a complex meaning. First of all, it refers to a cloak or shroud, but it also means protection or intercession. For this reason, the name of the feast is variously translated as the Veil of Our Lady, the Protecting Veil of the Theotokos, the Protection of the Theotokos, or the Intercession of the Theotokos.
Source: orthodoxwiki.org
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Precum bine stiam, Naivia mi-a bucurat si de aceasta data cu o icoana atent si sensibil lucrata :) Felicitari echipei pentru dedicarea cu care lucreaza, promptitudinea cu care raspund si excelenta comunicare :)
