hodegetria

Noun

Meaning

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hodegetria (plural hodegetrias)

An iconographic depiction of the Virgin Mary and Christ child

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

When the icon arrived in Constantinople it was fitted in as the head into a very large rectangular icon of her holding the Christ child and it is this composite icon that became the one historically known as the Hodegetria. Source: Internet

He is said to have painted pictures of the Virgin Mary and Child, in particular the Hodegetria image in Constantinople (now lost). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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