Icons of the Theotokos

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In the Byzantine tradition, iconography is a central feature. Especially, there are many icons of the Theotokos. Many of these icons are wonder-workers or are associated with particular needs.

Does any one know about which icons of the Theotokos are associated with a particular need? Or know of a resource that lists these icons? Thanks. 🙂

I will give some examples below. Please add to the examples if you can. 🙂
 
Theotokos of the Unburnt Bush

This icon is known to protect homes from fire.

 
Theotokos of the Inexhaustible Chalice

This icon is known to help people suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction.

 
Theotokos, the Multiplier of Wheat
People pray before the icon for the daily bread, hog and hominy, blessing for daily works, protection of seeds, fertility. Prayer to the Holy Mother before Her icon the "Multiplier of Wheat” helps in the grip of poverty and daily life.
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Thanks, you have added to my education, I had no idea that certain icons were believed to help with certain things.
 
Theotokos the Joyful
Image of Our Lady “The Joyful” is one of the most revered among the Russian people. This icon represents the fullness of Motherhood, so in the Orthodox Church it was in custom before childbirth to say the prayer with akathists to the Holy Mother in honor of Her images “The Joyful” and “Helper In Labor”. Pregnancy and forthcoming labors are events, that shows divine greatness of life, so in the ancient Russia pregnant women had special prayers for the period. Also women who want to have children, pray before this icon.
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Theotokos of Vladimir
The icon is worshipped as wonderworking. According to the church tradition, the icon was painted by Evangelist Luca on the board, which was the part of the table, where Jesus with Mary and Joseph had meals. The icon was painted during the mortal life of the Holy Virgin and presented to her by the Holy Painter. Seeing Her image on the icon the Holy Virgin Mary said: “The Grace of Born from Me and Mine will be with this Icon”. And this Grace to Words of Our Lady is always there, where the icon Our Lady of Vladimir is, revealing in countless wonders. People pray to the Holy Virgin before this icon in hard times, during enemy invasions, ask for people unity, for success in feat of arms, for protection from enemies.
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Theotokos, the Most-Holy Queen of All
This icon was painted in the seventeenth century and from that time it has been in the holy and great Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, Greece. Its miraculous powers revealed when a young man came up to it and at that moment all saw a glowing light radiating from the face of the Theotokos and an invisible power pushed the young man down to the ground. Then the young man confessed that he did not believe and was a participant in the black arts. He changed his life and became an Orthodox Christian. Pantanassa is the Most-Holy Queen of All. Apart from healing from evil sorcery it has the grace to heal people with cancer. So in 1995 the replica was brought to the Moscow Children Cancer Center. At the moment the icon is in the Moscow All-Saints Cathedral.
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Theotokos, the Joy of All who Sorrow
This type of icons came to Russia soon after Russia was baptized. Apart from Theotokos, depicted before Christ or alone, there are people in sorrow supplying for Her intercession, and angels, performing good deeds in the name of the Holy Virgin. Before this icon people pray when they are in sorrow, in desperation, when seeking for protection and consolation, when they have incurable illnesses. It is patroness of all suffering and oppressed, orphans and miserable. The icon is well-known for its wonders; not only poor people pray to it, but also the aristocracy. Even non-orthodox people appeal to it.
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Theotokos of Iveron
Icon of Our Lady of Iver is one of the Athos’ relic. According to the legend, at the iconoclastic period the icon of the Holy Mother, which belonged to a pious widow, was subjected to destruction. At night the widow with her son brought the icon to the sea to set it swimming and thus save it from abuse. Afterwards the widow’s son became an coenobite of the Iver Cloister and told the Athos hermits about his mother’s icon. After almost one hundred years, in 980, monks found the image of the Holy Virgin. It was the very icon of the widow, as at the right cheek of Holy Virgin Mary there was a scar from the iconoclast’s sword. Before this icon those, who are suffering from illnesses and spiritual wounds, pray
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Theotokos of Kazan
People pray before this icon for recovery of sight and when they have eye illnesses. Also it helps against enemy’s invasions, violence from infidels, and people pray before it for deliverance from the civil wars. It is this icon, that the bride and bridegroom are blessed for the wedding; this icon is in children’s rooms. To the Holy Mother people turn their prayers when they have trouble, disease and misfortune:: “When sorrow and pain visit us, when patience and love fail us, we hasten to Thine Image and pouring forth our tears before Thee, we cry out from the depths of our hearts: Stretch out Thy God-bearing hands, speak unto us words of wisdom, lead us up out of evil” (Akathist to Our Most Holy Lady, K. 4)
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Theotokos of Tenderness
The Seraphim-Diveyevo “Tenderness” Icon of the Mother of God belonged to St Seraphim of Sarov, and was his cell icon. According to the legend, with the oil from the lampion, which burned before this holy icon, the saint anointed the sick, and prayed before the icon, and the sick received healing after the anointing. The Seraphim-Diveyevo “Tenderness” Icon has words of the ancient Akathist to the Holy Mother. People pray the Holy Virgin before the Seraphim-Diveyevo “Tenderness” Icon for curing and salvation.
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Theotokos of Smolensk
The miraculous icon of the Most Holy Virgin Hodigitria Smolenskaya is well-known in Russia from the ancient times. Hodigitria is the Greek word for Guiding Lady. There are several version about the title, but the absolute truth is that Holy Virgin is the Guidance Lady for all Christians around the world on their way to salvation.** Our Lady of Smolensk helps all praying in curing from incurable diseases, in search of family peace and in other difficult and irresolvable situations**, as She is our first Intercessor with God.
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Theotokos of Tikhvin
People pray before the Holy Theotokos of Tikhvin icon for giving sight to the blind and healing ocular diseases, when their children are sick, their joints are weakened; for healing palsy; during the enemy invasion; for protection against unorthodox violence and internal conflicts. The Icon of the Holy Theotokos of Tikhvin is considered a patron of infants.

The Icon of the Holy Theotokos of Tikhvin is one of the eight miraculous and most honored icons of the Theotokos in Russia.
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