Our Lady of the Way/the "Hodegetria" Icon

One of the central images of Christian culture is of our Lady, the Theotokos, Mary, holding in her arms the infant Jesus Christ.
LINKS:
The opening track is by our friend ‪@RebeccaRovny‬:    • Agni Parthene - Violin Trio #orthodox...  
Iconographers whose work was featured here include Brian Matthew Whirledge: https://www.brianwhirledge.com/
And Aidan Hart (his website has many excellent information on icons: https://aidanharticons.com/
An article on icons of the Theotokos: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Icons_of_the...
Our video about why we call her "Theotokos":    • The Mother of God - A definition  
Our introduction to our Lady:    • Why the Church Loves Mary  
Our video on the Dormition of the Theotokos icon:    • The Dormition Icon  
An article about Mary in icons: https://katherinesandersicons.com/blo...
A video about the icon of the Hodegetria:    • Icon with the Virgin Hodegetria Dexio...  
Another video introducing this icon:    • Icons of Panagia - Episode 2: Panagia...  

Read a defence of images by the incredible Saint John of Damascus: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49917...

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