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Revision as of 03:48, April 29, 2008
Panagia Pantanassa the most Holy Queen of All is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary from the holy and great Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos, Greece. The icon depicts the Theotokos enthroned and holding her son.
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[hide]Pantanassa, monastery of Vatopaidi (Athos)
This icon is known for working miracles, especially with cancer. A copy sent to Russia is also known for its miracles.[1]
Pantanassa, Mystras
- Historical Mystras (Sparta/Laconia, Greece)
List of monasteries
- Monastery of Pantanassa (Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales), (Australia)
- Kranidi, 76km from Nafplio (Ermionida, Greece)
List of Pantanassa churches
- (Athens, Greece)
- (Patras, Greece), consecrated in 1859.
- Chora, Folegandros island (Cyclades, Greece)
- Seafront, Naxos island (Greece)