Panagia Pantanassa
Panagia Pantanassa (Most-Holy Queen of All) is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary from the holy and great Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, Greece. The icon depicts the Theotokos enthroned and holding her son.
History of the icon
The holy and miracle-working icon of the Virgin Mary was brought to the Vatopedi monastery by the blessed elder Joseph from Nea Skete. The first record of the icon's miraculous powers is from the witness of Elder Joseph. One day a young man from Cyprus went to visit and entered into the church. At that point, the elder witnessed a glowing light radiating from the face of the Theotokos and an invisible power pushed the young man down to the ground. When the young man had recovered from his fall, he began to repent and weep and confessed that he did not believe and was a participant in the black arts. He changed his life and became an Orthodox Christian.
This icon is also known for working many miracles, especially healing people with cancer. There are many recent records of people who have been healed from cancer after participating in the Supplicatory Canon to the Pantanassa at the monastery.
There are many miracles also occurring in Russia, where two identical copies of the Vatopedi icon were sent at the request of the Patriarch of Moscow. [1] One of these copies is at the Church of All Saints in Krasnoe Selo of Moscow and the other copy was sent to the monastery of the Metamorphosis of Christ in Novospaski.
Monasteries
- Monastery of Panagia Pantanassa, Mystras of Laconia, Greece (historical)
- Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales), Australia
- Kranidi, 76km from Nafplio (Ermionida, Greece)
Churches
Churches dedicated to Panagia Pantanassa:
- Athens, Greece
- Patras, Greece, consecrated in 1859.
- Chora, Folegandros island (Cyclades, Greece)
- Seafront, Naxos island (Greece)
