The icon of the Platytera, Virgin with her womb wider than the heavens, appears related to the image of the Theotokos of Protection. The Platytera is seen in many Orthodox churches, modern and ancient ...

This video is part of a series named "Exploring the Feasts of the Church" by the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America which explores the major feasts of ...

Speaking of Mary as “Theotokos,” the “God ... feast is represented in the 15th-century icon “The Nativity,” prayed by Andrei Rublev. In the Orthodox tradition, sacred images of icons ...