Panagia Orans
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Panagia Orans is a traditional Eastern Christian icon of the Virgin Mary depicted standing in prayer with upraised arms, symbolizing her intercession for humanity.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orans (Praying) Theotokos | 1 |
| Theotokos of the Sign | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Christian icon
ⓘ
Marian icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Our Lady of the Sign (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
fresco
ⓘ
mosaic ⓘ panel icon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine iconography
ⓘ
Slavic iconographic traditions ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
frontal full-length figure
ⓘ
halo around the head of Mary ⓘ hands raised in the ancient orans posture ⓘ often depicted without the Christ Child ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalUse | follows traditional iconographic canons of the Eastern Church ⓘ |
| hasDepiction | Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | visual expression of intercessory prayer ⓘ |
| hasGesture | upraised arms ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRole | focus of supplicatory prayer ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Παναγία Ὀρανς NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | All-Holy in prayer ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | front-facing ⓘ |
| hasPosture | standing ⓘ |
| iconographicElement |
often dark blue or purple maphorion
ⓘ
simple, dignified garments ⓘ |
| iconographicGesture | orans posture ⓘ |
| iconographicTypeOf | Theotokos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | orans figure in early Christian art ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Eastern Catholicism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Mary praying on behalf of the world ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
intercession for humanity
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ protection ⓘ the Church in prayer ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Mary as intercessor
ⓘ
Mary as personification of the praying Church ⓘ Mary as protector of the faithful ⓘ |
| usedIn |
church decoration
ⓘ
liturgical devotion ⓘ private prayer ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Eastern Catholic Christians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ some Oriental Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orans (Praying) Theotokos
this entity surface form:
Theotokos of the Sign