Theotokos Eleovrytisa (The One Gushing Oil)

Icon made on natural linden wood with water-gilding technique. After the thermal treatment, the wood was gilded with 22K gold leaf, in accordance with traditional Byzantine techniques. The icon has been painted with egg tempera for a higher quality and durability of the colors.

Theotokos Eleovrytisa (The One Gushing Oil)

The icon of the Theotokos Eleovrytisa is kept in the Vatopaidi Monastery. The name of this icon is associated with the miracle it performed. Once, when the position of the docheiar (the administrator responsible for the day-to-day running of the monastery) was held by the venerable Gennadius, the monastery began to run out of oil. With a view to economy, Gennadius began to distribute oil a little at a time, only for the needs of the church. The monastery cook complained to the abbot; the latter, relying on the help of Our Lady, ordered to distribute oil to the entire brethren as before. After some time, when the docheiar came to see if the oil was exhausted, he found that it had overflowed from the vessel onto the floor and reached the doors. Since then, this icon is called "Eleovrytisa"