Holy Mandilion

An exact replica of the original icon from the Holy Mount Athos. Made on natural wood with the use of traditional materials. Crafted with 22K gold leaves. Reproduction according to the museum print standards.

The Holy Mandilion (from Greek μανδύλιον "cloth, towel"), or the Image of Edessa, is one of the images not made by hands, through which Jesus Christ performed one of his many miracles. In Edessa, in Mesopotamia, there once lived a king named Abgar, who suffered from an incurable disease, leprosy. His painter Ananias, who was traveling through Judea, heard about Christ and reported it to his master. The king gave the painter a letter to Jesus, asking Him to visit and heal him. Christ has declined king's invitation, but He did not refuse to help him. According to tradition, the Mandilion was a square or rectangle of cloth upon which Jesus Christ allowed His image to be imprinted and which He then sent to Abgar, after which Abgar was healed.