Theotokos Myrovlytissa (The One Gushing Myrrh)

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 Myrovlytissa (The One Gushing Myrrh)

The miraculous icon of Theotokos Myrovlytissa is placed in the Katholikon of the Holy Monastery of Saint Paul. The icon comes from a monastery in Constantinople, from where Saint Paul of Xeropotamos transferred it. Bringing it to the Mount Athos, he placed it in the Monastery of Saint Paul, to which he gave his name.

The icon radiates the grace and affection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Its artistic and spiritual beauty adorns the monastery. Its name comes from the miracle that was performed, as the icon once began to gush myrrh. Thus, she was given the nickname "Myrovlytissa"