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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 871240, member: 2844&quot;]Good morning Gian.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is it a painting or a print? Sounds like it could be a print.</p><p><br /></p><p>The image is a modern rendition of one of the Holy Mary icons attributed to St Luke, who was a painter as well as a doctor. St Luke knew Mary personally.</p><p>This particular one is called the Hodegetria, or She Who Shows (Points) the Way. She is pointing at Jesus, implying that he is the way.</p><p>The original, which is lost, was said to have healed the blind, which could be a metaphor for making people see (the way).</p><p>It is the most popular one of the St Luke icons to both Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholics and associated churches.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if this one was made in Greece or elsewhere. Greeks usually add some Greek script to their icons.</p><p>Because of the popularity of the Hodegetria they are made wherever Christians are across the globe[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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