Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God
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The Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God is a revered Orthodox Christian icon of the Virgin Mary associated with the city of Smolensk and venerated as a wonderworking protector of Russia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hodegetria of Smolensk | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marian icon
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Orthodox Christian icon ⓘ wonderworking icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Our Lady of Smolensk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Russian Orthodox icons of the Theotokos ⓘ |
| countryOfVeneration | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feastDay |
10 August (Julian calendar)
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28 July (Gregorian equivalent for Russian Church) ⓘ |
| function | intercessory icon ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
healing miracles
ⓘ
protective patronage over cities ⓘ |
| hasIconographicSchool | Smolensk type of Hodegetria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | Hodegetria icon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | wonderworking ⓘ |
| influenced | Russian Marian iconography ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Church Slavonic ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | commemorated in Orthodox services ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
Eastern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| role |
patroness of Smolensk
ⓘ
protector of Russia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
motherly protection of the Theotokos
ⓘ
protection of the Russian land ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance | sign of the Theotokos’ intercession for the faithful ⓘ |
| titleInChurchSlavonic | Смоленская икона Божией Матери NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine iconography ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Evangelist Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
military supplications
ⓘ
public processions ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | miracle-working icon ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hodegetria of Smolensk