Historical icon
Our Lady of the Sign of Novgorod
- Dating
- First half of the 12th century
- Origin
- Veliky Novgorod
- Author / school
- Unknown
- Location
- Cathedral of St Sophia, Veliky Novgorod
- Iconographic type
- Orans / “Of the Sign” — iconographic type
About the icon
The Mother of God is shown with her hands raised in prayer, with Christ Emmanuel in a medallion upon her breast. The icon is especially revered in the Novgorod tradition.
Feasts: Icon of the Theotokos “of the Sign” (Novgorod)
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
Our Lady of the Sign, Novgorod, first half of the 12th century; public-domain faithful reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
Public domain