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[[image:Panagia_Paramythea.jpg|thumb|right|Icon of Panagia Paramythia, Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos (Greece). The same icon, [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/06/panagia-paramythea-without-silver.html without the silver covering.]]]'''Panagia Paramythia''', the ''Vatopedi Mother of Consolation'', or ''Comfort'' is an 8th century miraculous [[icon]] of the '''Virgin Mary''' from the holy and great Monastery of [[Vatopedi Monastery (Athos)|Vatopedi]], [[Mount Athos]], Greece. The icon is commemorated [[January 21]].

'''Panagia Paramythia''' - the Mother of God of Consolation ... is a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary at Mount Athos, Greece.==History of the icon==Church Tradition tells us that The Vatopedi monastery acquired its name in the following manner. Near the original expressionmonastery, written on the faces son of [[Emperor Theodosius the Great fell off a ship and into the sea. By miraculous intercession of the Theotokos|Panagia]] and child [[icon]]Virgin Mary, he was carried safely to shore unharmed and position of found sleeping in a bush, not far from the bodies changed after monastery. Thus the following miracle occured monastery is called Vatopedi (sometime '''Vato''' + '''paidi''', derived from "Batos paidion", the '''bush of the child''').

''Tradition tells of this icon that the original expression on the faces of the figures and position of the bodies of Christ and the Blessed Virgin changed when the following strange miracle occurred: when pirates Pirates had secretely secretly landed on the shore of the Monastery [[monastery]] and were hiding, waiting for the gates to open in the morning in order to launch an attack, on the monastery of Vatopedi. The [[Abbot]], who had remained behind alone after the end of Matins in order to continue his prayer, heard these words from the icon of the Blessed Virgin “Do : ::''"Do not open the gates of the Monastery today, but go up on the walls and drive away the pirates”pirates. "'':As he turned to look, he saw the Theotokos turned towards her right shoulder and looking at him, while the Holy child stretch was stretching out His hand and to cover the mouth of His mothersaying, saying “No::''"No, Mother, do not watch over this sinful flock, let them fall under the swore of the pirates and be punished as they deserve”deserve. " :But the Blessed Virgin, taking Her Son's hand in Hers and turning Her head a little to free her mouth, repeated repeating the same words. This last arrangement of the figures has remained permanently on the icon. The monks, miracusly saved from the pirates, gave thanks to the Theotokos and named this icon “Paramythia”, which means “calming down” or “restrain”, words which equally convey the content of the miracle. The icon is a wall-painting and is on the right choir of the chapel named after it.''

* [[Church ]] of the Theotokos Paramythia, «Palace of the Wallachians, Vlach Saray» (Constantinople). This was the location of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of [[Constantinople ]] from 1587 to 1597.

* [[Chapel ]] of Panagia Paramythia, the Monastic Brotherhood of [http://home.columbus.rr.com/sttheodore/ St Theodore the Studite House] 449 Portland Way South, Galion OH (USA) - wwwBrotherhood discontinued on [[October 31]], 2012.[http://sttheodoremonks.sttheodoreoh.goarch.org/house.htm]

* The Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Mount Athos (Greece) - location of original.*The Holy Monastery of Panagia Paramythea, and church, in the [http://www.paramythia-online.gr/imp_en.htm/ city of Paramythia](Greece). This monastery had a cupola which protects the cross, and is covered by ceramic ornaments ... It was built in 14th century ... The church was built to honor the memory of Panagia. Paramythia took its name from the temple (which in ancient Greek means comforter).*The Holy Monastery of Eliakon, Cyprus - Icon has weeped myrrh.

==Location of other copies==

==Supplicatory Canon to Panagia Paramythia==There is one CD, circulated by the monks of the Vatopaidi Monastery (Mt Athos) with the Supplicatory Canon [[hymn]]s for this icon (25 tracks chanted in Greek with total time of 68:50) has been made available for sale on the Internet for people to purchase. ==Reference==<references /> ==External links==*[https://asceticexperience.com/portfolio/means-poor-spirit-photo-journal-liturgy-chapel-paramythia/ The chapel of Paramythia]{{stub}}*[https://asceticexperience.com/portfolio/paramythia-miracle-working-icon-mother-god-feast/ The feast of Paramythia]*[[Categoryhttp:Icons]//www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/06/panagia-paramythea-without-silver.html Panagia Paramythea Without the Silver Covering]