Virgin Mary Portaitissa Icon – Handmade on Gold Silk Canvas, Stunning Detail Oil Lamp Incense Weight: 15 Grams (Aromatic

Incense Weight: 15 Grams (Aromatic Mount Athos Resin)

The 33 Days of Maturation: Aged and cured for exactly thirty-three days—symbolizing the earthly years of Jesus Christ—allowing the fragrances to bond perfectly with the resin for an unparalleled

Allow a moment for the bottom of the wick to absorb the oil

Material: Waterproof Waxed Thread & All-Sided Cross Metal Bead

Features: Perforated Byzantine Engravings

Virgin Mary Portaitissa Icon – Handmade on Gold Silk Canvas, Stunning Detail Oil Lamp Incense Weight: 15 Grams (AromaticThe Panagia Portaitissa (Our Lady of the Gatekeeper) of Iviron History and Tradition The miraculous icon of the Theotokos is housed in the Monastery of Iviron on Mount Athos. According to tradition, during the 9th century (the time of the Iconoclasm), a pious widow in Nicaea (Asia Minor) cast the icon into the sea to protect it from destruction. The icon miraculously traveled upright over the waves and eventually arrived at the shores of Mount Athos,