Description: Up for sale is this vintage and hard to find carved wood icon of Mary of Three Hands, also known as Trojeručica and Troeruchitsa. Very ornately carved as you can see from the photos. This wall-hanging measures 17 inches long, 13 inches wide and 1 inch thick. It is in very good condition, minor wear if any. It has a message written at the back, written in Russian or Ukrainian?The story of Mary of Three Hands: source - https://russianicons.wordpress.com/tag/three-handed-mother-of-god/It is said that John of Damascus, who was the leading proponent of icon veneration in the Church against the opposers — the Iconoclasts — was in the employ of a powerful Caliph. The Byzantine Emperor Leo — an opposer of icon veneration — supposedly had letters forged in John’s handwriting, urging Leo to attack the Caliph. These were made available to the Caliph, who on seeing the forgeries, believed them to be genuine. He decided to punish John for his presumed disloyalty, ordering that his hand be cut off as punishment. In this rather gory icon, we see John of Damascus, with his severed hand lying on the ground, and blood flowing freely, praying before an icon of Mary.According to the tale, because of his prayers before the icon, Mary healed John by miraculously re-attaching the severed hand. In gratitude for this miracle, a silver image of the severed hand was affixed to the icon itself. If you look closely, you will see that this “origin story” icon has condensed the story so that we see not only John with his severed hand, but also the silver hand already attached to the image (which actually happened later).Please have a look at the photos for a more detailed description of this item.
Price: 211.65 USD
Location: Sweet Grass, Montana
End Time: 2024-08-12T00:31:16.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Religion: Christianity
Handmade: Yes
