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Historical icon

# Our Lady of the Sign of Novgorod

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Our Lady of the Sign of Novgorod

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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](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/type-oranta)

## 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

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