Difference between revisions of "Theotokonymia"

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* Panagia the Vimatarissa  
 
* Panagia the Vimatarissa  
 
* Panagia the Vimatarissa (Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos)  
 
* Panagia the Vimatarissa (Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos)  
* Lady Vlacharnea  
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* Panagia the Vlacharnea  
* Lady Vlefariotissa (Astypalea)  
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* Panagia the Vlefariotissa (Astypalea)  
* Our Lady Help  
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* Panagia Our Lady of Help  
* Lady Vresthenitissa  
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* Panagia Vresthenitissa  
* Lady Vrefokratousa (Sinai)  
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* Panagia the Vrefokratousa (Sinai)  
* Lady Vryoulon  
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* Panagia Vryoulon  
*  Lady Vrysiani (Karpathos)  
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*  Lady Galaxa or Thalassokratousa  
 
*  Lady Galaxa or Thalassokratousa  
 
*  Lady Galatiani (Kalymnos)  
 
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*  Lady of Panton Protection  
 
*  Lady of Panton Protection  
 
*  Lady of the Incredible Protection (Koutloumousiou Monastery, Mount Athos)
 
*  Lady of the Incredible Protection (Koutloumousiou Monastery, Mount Athos)
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Theotokos]]
 
*[[Theotokos]]

Revision as of 05:52, January 22, 2008

Theotokonomya (Gr. Θεοτοκονύμια) is the category of defining the various names given to the Theotokos. There are over 6,000 of these names. Most of them have been received into the Orthodox church through the revelation of a vision, such as the appearance of the Theotokos to a saint in the Orthodox church, or through a variety of other reasons.

The names are defined in the following list:


  • Lady of the Source (Ζωοδόχος Πηγή);
  • The Great Lady (Μεγάλη Παναγία Πάτμος) of Patmos
  • Panagia Galaktotrofoussa

  • The Theotokissa (Tilos)
  • Lady of the Angels Ἡ Κυρία τῶν Ἀγγέλων
  • The Great Lady (Μεγάλη Παναγία Πάτμος) of Patmos
  • Lady of the Source (Ζωοδόχος Πηγή)
  • Theomitor
  • The Great Lady of Samarina (Grevena)
  • Megalochari
  • New Lady (Thessaloniki)
  • Panagia the Aimatousa (Cyprus)
  • Panagia the Vatopaidini
  • Panagia the Vella
  • Panagia the Vimatarissa
  • Panagia the Vimatarissa (Vatopedi Monastery, Mount Athos)
  • Panagia the Vlacharnea
  • Panagia the Vlefariotissa (Astypalea)
  • Panagia Our Lady of Help
  • Panagia Vresthenitissa
  • Panagia the Vrefokratousa (Sinai)
  • Panagia Vryoulon

See also