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

This special icon is carefully handcrafted using the traditional methods of Byzantine iconography by skilled iconographers. It is created on specially crafted 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 Paramythia

The name "Paramythia", meaning consolation, was given to this figure of the Virgin Mary, where her sight calms and comforts the soul. According to Christian tradition, Virgin Mary Paramythia at the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi was rescued by the miraculous intervention of the particular icon of the Virgin Mary, when threatened by pirates in the early 14th century. The icon of the Virgin Mary is kept in the chapel of the Temple, where the monks keep lit a vigil candle and chant prayers daily.