This special icon is carefully handcrafted using the traditional methods of Byzantine iconography by skilled iconographers. It is created on specially prepared wood and adorned with 24K gold leaf.

The intricate carvings on the icons are entirely hand-made, ensuring that every detail showcases exceptional craftsmanship.

Our gilded icons require a specialized crafting process that involves meticulous care and precision. Before each shipment, our iconographers perform a final finish and thorough quality inspection to ensure the utmost excellence of the artwork.

All of our icons are blessed by monks from Mount Athos before being to our customers, imbuing each piece with spiritual significance.

Due to this careful process, delivery may take place within 7-15 business days.

We offer the option to include a personalized short dedication on the back of the icon.

Virgin Mary Dexiokratousa - Hodegetria - Directness

The Virgin Mary Directress (Hodegetria) the "dynamic" icon of the Virgin Mary that always returns wherever she desires, composes an esteemed iconographic subject by many hagiographic schools. The Virgin Mary Directress with Jesus in her arms at her right side, with the geometric intense lines of the faces and of the garments, is a copy of the icon that is found in the Monastery of Preveli, at the Rethymno province in Crete.

The Holy Monastery of Preveli, at the outfalls of the river Kourtaliotis, was established in the 16th or 17th century and had associated its activities with important historical facts having the monks taking part in the battles for the independence of Greece. The Monastery being empty in ourdays, was one of the mostly known Monasteries of the country, in a beautiful green landscape. Today vestments, ecclesiastical documents, icons and a rich archive material are being kept in the Museum of the Monastery.

Virgin Mary Hodegetria - Directress - Polished 100% handpainted icon in canvas with 24K gold background on specially crafted wood - Mount Athos