Trojeručica
| Trojeručica | |
|---|---|
Eastern Orthodox icon | |
| Location | Hilandar |
Bogorodica Trojeručica (
St Nicholas.[1] It is today found in the Hilandar Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, and is the most important icon of the Serbian Orthodox Church.[1]
History
According to tradition, the icon was in the possession of
The accusation was, allegedly, made byLeo the Isaurian, who was indeed a great opponent of St John, and friend of Al-Walid I.[2] Upon praying in front of an icon of the Theotokos, allegedly, his hand was miraculously restored. In thanksgiving, he had a silver replica of his hand fashioned and attached it to the icon.[2] After this, the icon became known as "three-handed" (Tricherousa), because it had three hands (two of Theotokos plus one more).[2]
John Damascene became a monk at
Studenica monastery.[2]
In the early 15th century, Trojeručica was back in Hilandar.
Until very recently the icon was formally the abbot of Hilandar, with monks elected to serve as its deputy.[2][4] This icon has two feast days: June 28 [O.S. July 11] and July 12 [O.S. July 25].
Art historians think the style of the icon is more likely from the 14th century, and that it may be a copy or re-painting of an earlier prototype.[5] Another version brought to Moscow in 1661 became famous, and resulted in many Russian copies.[6][7]
Gallery
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Trojeručica copy, Troyan Monastery, Bulgaria -
Trojeručica,Lesnovo monastery, North Macedonia -
The third made copy of the original icon from the Hilandar, Grgeteg Monastery, Vojvodina province, Serbia -
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trojeručica.
- Votive deposit
- Tama (votive)
References
- ^ a b Serbian Orthodox Municipality of Innsbruck: ЧУДОТВОРНА ИКОНА БОГОРОДИЦА ТРОЈЕРУЧИЦА Archived 2009-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ikona Presvete Bogorodice "Trojeručice"" [Icon of the Holy Theotokos "Trojeručica"]. Hilandar monastery official web site. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Three Handed Virgin Icon at CatholicMax.com
- ^ Hilandar Research Library: "Hilandar 800&20" - Exhibit Catalog Archived 2011-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, 1998
- ISBN 9780881410457.
- ^ Ikon Copies: MOTHER OF GOD THREE HANDED Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slava Gallery, LLC: Online Catalog
External links
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