Blachernitissa (Greek: Βλαχερνίτισσα), also called Theotokos of Blachernae (Gr: Θεοτόκος των Βλαχερνών, Θεοτόκος η Βλαχερνίτισσα) or Our Lady of Blachernae (Gr: Παναγία η Βλαχερνίτισσα), is a 7th-century encaustic icon representing the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn, "image" is a religious work of art most commonly a painting from Eastern Christianity. Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, It is also the name given to the Church built in honour of the Virgin Mary in the Blachernae section of Constantinople. Blachernae (Βλαχερναί was a suburb in the northwestern section of Constantinople.
The Theotokos was considered to be the intercessory protectress par excellence of Constantinople and, indeed, of the entire Eastern Roman Empire (called "Byzantium" by some modern Western scholars). Distinguish from "inter-session" ie "between Sessions " Intercession, in both Christianity and Islam, The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Blachernitissa is unusual among Orthodox icons in that it is not flat, but is formed in bas relief. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world A bas-relief (baʁəljɛf in French; French for "low relief" derived from the Italian basso rilievo) or low relief is a Sculpture According to Sacred Tradition, the icon Blachernitissa was made of wax combined with the ashes of Christian martyrs who had been killed in the 6th century. Sacred Tradition or Holy Tradition is a technical theological term used in some Christian traditions primarily in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Wax has traditionally referred to a substance that is secreted by Bees ( Beeswax) and used by them in constructing their The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom It is of a style called Hodigitria (literally, "She who leads the way"). The Hodegetria ( Οδηγήτρια, literally "She who shows the way" Russian Одигитрия is the Iconography depicting the Theotokos The Theotokos' intercession, asked through veneration and prayer before the icon, was credited with saving Constantinople from the Persians in 626 and later from the Arabs. In Christianity, veneration ( Latin veneratio, Greek &delta&omicron&upsilon&lambda&iota&alpha dulia) or veneration of saints Prayer is the act of attempting to communicate with a Deity or spirit layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding These miracles are commemorated annually in the Orthodox Church on the Saturday of the Akathist on the Fifth Saturday of Great Lent. The Akathist Hymn (Ἀκάθιστος Ύμνος unseated hymn) is an Eastern Orthodox Christian Hymn dedicated to a Saint, holy Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important Fasting season in the Church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians The icon was preserved in the Blachernae imperial palace, from which the palace received its name. Blachernae (Βλαχερναί was a suburb in the northwestern section of Constantinople. A palace is a grand residence especially the home of a Head of state or some other high-ranking Public figure.
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the icon was transferred to Mount Athos for safe keeping. The Fall of Constantinople refers to the capture of the Byzantine Empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire on Tuesday May 29, 1453 (Julian Calendar Mount Athos (Όρος Άθως is a mountain on the Peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Άγιον Then in 1654 it was sent by the Athonite monks to Moscow as gift to Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov (Алексей Михайлович ( March 9, 1629 (O There it was enshrined in Dormition Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin. The Cathedral of the Dormition (Успенский Собор Uspensky Sobor) is the Mother church of Muscovite Russia. The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль Moskovskiy Kreml) usually referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified This event is celebrated annually in the Russian Orthodox Church on July 7 Following the Bolshevik Revolution the Soviet authorities removed it from the cathedral, and is currently displayed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure July 6 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 8 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 20 by Old Calendarists Saints The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The State Tretyakov Gallery (Государственная Третьяковская Галерея ГТГ in Moscow, Russia, is the foremost depository Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
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- Translation of the "Blachernae" Icon of the Mother of God to Russia Orthodox synaxarion of the feast
- The Placing of the Honorable Robe of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae
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