Historical icon
Christ Acheiropoietos — The Holy Face
- Dating
- Second half of the 12th century
- Origin
- Novgorod
- Author / school
- Unknown
- Location
- State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
- Iconographic type
- Saviour Not-Made-by-Hands (Mandylion) — iconographic type
About the icon
The face of Christ is depicted without the full figure. “Made Without Hands” refers to the Church tradition of an image of Christ produced outside the ordinary process of human painting.
Feasts: Translation of the Icon of Christ Not-Made-by-Hands from Edessa to Constantinople (944)
An icon is an image for prayer. The description explains theological meaning and prayer tradition; it does not promise an outcome.
Source and image rights
Christ Acheiropoietos, Novgorod, 12th century; public-domain faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
Public domain