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Miraculous Icon of Mother of God-Odigitria in the Mother of God Church (1912)

Miraculous Icon of Mother of God-Odigitria in the Mother of God Church (1912)

This photograph of the interior of the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Smolensk shows the icon screen that in an Orthodox church separates the altar area from the congregation. At the right is a special shrine for the miracle-working icon known as "Odigitria," traditionally associated with the city of Smolensk.




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