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The [[church]] and [[icon]] of the '''Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos''' (Our Lady of Good Tidings) is a the most venerated religious icons in all of Greece. It is located on the island of '''Tinos in the Cyclades''' of Greece. The icon is a beautiful portrayal of the Virgin Mary kneeling with her head bent in prayer. Their are four major festival days are commemorated in association with this icon and church: [[January 30]], the annniversary of finding the icon; [[March 25]], the [[Annunciation of the Virgin Mary]]; [[July 23]], the anniversary of the vision of the nun Pelagia; and [[August 15]], the [[Assumption of the Virgin Mary]].
====Museum====
Within the walls of the church are various museums and galleries. To the left is a gallery for 19th-century religious art, there is also a gallery housing Byzantine icons and also various offices. Another gallery is the sculpture museum which is up the flight of stairs. There is also a small Archaeological museum just below the cathedral.
==Miracles==
*Greek-American regained his site and offered to the church the famous silver miniature Orange Tree that is meticulously crafted with small replicas of the fruit and miniature candles on the uppermost branches. It is on the right of the church as you enter through the doors.
*1915, King Constantine of Greece was cured from a serious life-threatening condition. He presented the church with a golden plaque depicting himself on a horse which is affixed to the wooden kneeler near the icon.
*Healing of a Cripples Child.
==External Sources==
*[http://vincenzo.gr/panagia_eng.htm The Panhellenic Shrine of the Virgin Mary]
[[Category:About Icons]]
[[Category:Icons of the Theotokos]]
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