The Virgin Hodegetria and the Man of Sorrows

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…the Virgin Hodegetria (“she who points the way”) gestures toward the Christ child as the path to salvation. The image derives ultimately from a venerated model that was the subject of legend: it was believed to have been painted from life by Saint Luke and brought to Constantinople from Jerusalem in the fifth century. Pilgrims flocked to the Monastery of the Hodegon to revere the original icon, which was paraded weekly through the streets of the capital. Widely copied, it is one of the most common types of images of the Virgin… For more on this icon from the National Gallery of Art, see HERE
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Icons have often been called “Windows into heaven”, and I believe they are. Here is one icon of the Virgin Hodegetria, “She who points the way”.
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/images/vinje-1.jpg
For more icons of Mary and more information about icons, see HERE

“Hope always draws the soul from the beauty which is seen to what is beyond, always kindles the desire for the hidden through what is constantly perceived. Therefore, the ardent lover of beauty, although receiving what is always visible as an image of what he desires, yet longs to be filled with the very stamp of the archetype.” – Saint Gregory of Nyssa
 
Beautiful. From Saint Luke! I want to go down to Washington to see it. Thank you very much. God bless you.
 
Nelka said:
City or state?

Not that I can get there anyway.

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Dear Nelka,

I believe the National Gallery is in Washington DC. If you browse the website from the link I posted you’ll find many interesting pictures and information. Looking at pictures, can be the next best thing to an actual visit! 🙂
 
jaimeleglise said:
Beautiful. From Saint Luke! I want to go down to Washington to see it. Thank you very much. God bless you.
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Dear jaimeleglise,

There is such beauty in an icon. It truly is like a " window into heaven". Thanks for your rely. If you do visit the National Art Gallery in Washington, DC, hope you’ll share the experience.
 
MariaChristi said:
Dear jaimeleglise,

There is such beauty in an icon. It truly is like a " window into heaven". Thanks for your rely. If you do visit the National Art Gallery in Washington, DC, hope you’ll share the experience.
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Thanks, I will.
 
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