Panagia Pelagonitissa

The Panagia Pelagonitissa icon is a variant of the Panagia Glykophilousa, with Christ in an embrace with his mother, and his back turned to the viewer, a gesture that boosts the drama of the Mother worried for her frightened Child who is threatened with martyrdom.

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External links

• The iconography of the Holy Virgin Pelagonitissa
• Mother of God Pelagonitissa
• Icon of the Mother of God "the Joyful"