Trojeručica
Sign in to saveBogorodica Trojeručica (Serbian Cyrillic: Богородица Тројеручица, Greek: Παναγία Τριχερούσα, Panagia Tricherousa, meaning "Three-handed Theotokos") or simply Trojeručica (Тројеручица, Three-handed) is an Eastern Orthodox wonderworking icon believed to have been produced in the 8th century in Palestine by John of Damascus. It depicts Theotokos (Virgin Mary) with young Jesus in the hodegetria position, and is covered with a riza. On the back of the icon is the painting of St Nicholas. It is today found in the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, and is the most important icon of the Serbia
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It sits within the topics Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary, Hilandar and History of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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Key facts
- Artwork.image_file
- VergineTricherusa.jpg
- Artwork.image_size
- 250px
- Artwork.title
- Trojeručica
- Artwork.caption
- The "third" hand, made of argent, in the bottom left corner, original icon from the Hilandar Monastery
- Artwork.artist
- St John Damascene
- Artwork.type
- Eastern Orthodox icon
- Artwork.museum
- Hilandar
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- icon
- Creator
- John of Damascus
- Location
- Hilandar
- Image
- VergineTricherusa.jpg
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- Commons category
- Tricherusa
- inception
- 0700-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Replicas
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Bogorodica Trojeručica (Serbian Cyrillic: Богородица Тројеручица, Greek: Παναγία Τριχερούσα, Panagia Tricherousa, meaning "Three-handed Theotokos") or simply Trojeručica (Тројеручица, Three-handed) is an Eastern Orthodox wonderworking icon believed to have been produced in the 8th century in Palestine by John of Damascus. It depicts Theotokos (Virgin Mary) with young Jesus in the hodegetria position, and is covered with a riza. On the back of the icon is the painting of St Nicholas. It is today found in the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, and is the most important icon of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
==History== thumb|left|upright|John of Damascus
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