Panagia

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Fresco of Panagia in the Kičevo Monastery in Macedonia

The icon of Blacherniotissa Panagia (also: Panhagia , Panaghia , Greek: Παναγία - "the all saint", "the holy of holies") is a certain type of an image of Mary in Byzantine iconography and is based on three images of grace in the Blachern church in the district of Blachernae in Constantinople back. ( See: Maria orans )

The name

Panagia is a very common name in the Greek Orthodox liturgy for Mary, the mother of Jesus, who is venerated as a virgin . The nickname is Panagitsa (Παναγίτσα).

While the name Maria is very common among women, many men have the same first name Panagiotis (Παναγιώτης). But there is also the feminine variant of the name Panagiota (Παναγιὡτα).

iconography

The Panagia is a variant of Our Lady of the Sign (Platytera). She is depicted head-on with or without baby Jesus and is surrounded by angels and saints.

The worship of Panagia is widespread in Greece .

  • 16th century fresco

  • Illustration from 1780

  • Representation from the 18th century

  • Illustration from the 19th century

  • Illustration from the 20th century

  • Illustration from 2011

See also

literature

  • Wiley-Blackwell: The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity . Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-631-23203-6 , pp. 368 (English).
  • Lorenzo Ceolin: L'iconografia dell'immagine della madonna . Storia e Letteratura, Rome 2005, ISBN 88-8498-155-7 , p. 41 (Italian, limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Commons : Panagia  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Panhagia. In: Duden.de. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  • Panagia. In: Garzantilinguistica.it. Retrieved August 28, 2017 (Italian).
  • Panagia. In: Treccani.it. Retrieved August 28, 2017 (Italian).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blacherniotissa. In: Beyars.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Panagia. In: Beyars.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .