Choose the right icons for your home. Body icon of the Mother of God: how to choose the right one? Gold or silver, with or without stone inlay
The Orthodox faith is famous for its variety of images of saints. Many of them are not just relics, but real works of art, national treasures. The same image can be recreated in different scenes. Therefore, choosing a holy Image is not an easy task, because only iconographic types of the Mother of God in Orthodox tradition more than three hundred... It should be based on traditions, knowledge and one’s own feelings.
The essence of the icons:
In order to make it easier to make a choice, you need to understand what meaning is embedded in the iconography. The main thing in Orthodoxy is conversation with God through sincere prayers. To make communication easy, believers pray in front of images of the Holy Saints. It's not obligatory. Prayers can also be sent directly to the Almighty. However, reading prayers in front of one or more icons is considered traditional.
If you know in advance which Image to look for, its traditional name, we can save you time and immediately offer article numbers and links to product pages. Just contact us and express your wishes.
Choice based on tradition:
- personalized icons: every Orthodox Christian at baptism receives a name in honor of a saint. It’s good if this saint has an iconographic image. However, not all preachers can be found among the images, and others are extremely rare. If you have not found the icon of your saint on our website, contact our managers: perhaps the desired image can be recreated in a short time;
- icons by date of birth: each image has a day of veneration. If you were born on such a holiday, or on a date close to it, you can choose this icon. For example, if your birthday falls at the beginning of March, you can consider your icon Matrona of Moscow, since the discovery of her relics is celebrated on March 8;
- icons according to the Orthodox calendar: each religious holiday associated with any image. For example, the icon of the Nativity of Christ on January 7 or the Holy Resurrection on Easter. Several icons are venerated every day. If on some day you feel special grace and joy, you can choose an image based on the day of honoring this holiday.
- icons according to divine power: it is believed that in some matters there are especially strong images that help if you pray to them diligently. So for help in business they turn to Spyridon of Trimifuntsky or St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the “Inexhaustible Chalice” icon of the Mother of God protects from drunken illness, and the “Seven Shooter” icon is considered a protector from ill-wishers. It is also known that for help in studies they turn to the icons of the Holy Martyr Tatiana and the image of Sergius of Radonezh. And in case of illness, they offer prayers to Panteleimon the Healer and the Iveron Mother of God. Having penetrated into the traditions of offering prayers, you can choose an image in accordance with life's difficulties for now.
Choice according to your heart:
It happens that an image becomes close just like that. Looking at such a face, a person feels especially light when saying prayers, he becomes calm and comfortable. This is also one of the ways to select an icon. It is not so important what prayers are most often addressed to this icon. If you consider her your intercessor, you can send any requests to the Lord through her. The main thing to remember is that an icon is not a talisman, not an amulet, but simply an image of a miracle worker that helps to concentrate on prayer.
Carved wooden icons:
If you are pleased to look at all our products and travel around the site in search of an Image that will touch your soul, welcome to our catalog. We have compiled it in great detail so that it can serve as an excellent guide and assistant for you.
Here are the images:
- by purpose (wedding, baptismal, family, personal, etc.);
- by face (holy men, holy women, Savior, Mother of God);
- by strength (miraculous, famous, for holidays, etc.);
- separately some of the most significant preachers with a short biography(Xenia of Petersburg, Matrona of Moscow, St. Panteleimon, icons of St. Seraphim of Sarov, etc.);
- miniature icons, the size of which starts from 7 cm;
- panels, cathedral, temple subject icons with a large number of faces (Assumption Holy Mother of God, Exaltation of the Cross, Royal Family, etc.);
- and other classifications.
Icons made of wood retain the warmth of natural material, are durable and very beautiful. Modern equipment and the golden hands of our craftsmen allow us to convey the face of the saint in a three-dimensional image, even in a small format, down to the smallest detail.
Additionally, you can choose the size of the future icon if the one specified in the catalog does not fit. All images are created in accordance with the canons, with prayers and blessings. Managers of our company will help with the answer to any question:
- how to choose an icon;
- how to choose size, material;
- how much will the image cost with shipping?
- production times, etc.
You can contact the manager in any available way: through instant messengers, social networks, by phone and email.
Travel through our catalog, which will become a real guide and assistant in choosing the very icon that will touch your heart.
This is a good gift for yourself and your loved ones on your birthday or christening day. A miniature icon is not just beautiful, it is one of the symbols of the true Christian faith, a symbol of deep spirituality, a reliable amulet. Her choice must be approached intelligently.
How to choose a body icon?
Before you buy any jewelry with the face of the Holy Mother of God, ask which icon was depicted in gold or silver. Icon with image Mother of God a huge variety. Most often, jewelers use the image in their works Holy Mother of God Virgin Mary, who is considered a savior and intercessor.
Here is a list of the most revered icons:
“Soothe my sorrows” - they pray to her for consolation in a variety of sorrows, asking for healing of ailments that are difficult to treat.
“Recovery of the dead” - before her they pray for children who are dying due to vices and to save their relatives and friends from the disease of drunkenness and drug addiction. They ask her for healing for diseases of the teeth and eyes.
“The Conspirator of Sinners” - such a pectoral icon is necessary for sinners who sincerely repent of their misdeeds and want to take the righteous path. Mother of God considered a surety for sinners.
“Unexpected joy” - this icon will help in healing from illnesses, deafness, mental and physical wounds.
“Three-handed” - it is believed that it helps restore justice in difficult life situations, heals serious illnesses.
“The Inexhaustible Chalice” is necessary for those who want to be healed from the ills of drunkenness and drug addiction.
"Softening evil hearts"or "Seven Shot" - protects from ill-wishers, the evil eye, helps in healing from infectious diseases, joint diseases, paralysis.
“The Unbreakable Wall” - they pray to her for the recovery of terminally ill patients, strengthening of strength during painful medical procedures, for healing from the evil eye and damage.
The body icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir is a miniature representation of one of the most revered icons in Orthodoxy. She became famous for saving Moscow and many other miracles.
The Feodorovskaya Mother of God is considered the patroness of all women in labor.
Manufacturing body icons of the Mother of God- this is a very delicate and painstaking work that requires strict adherence to all the subtleties of the original and church canons.
The body icon of the Mother of God is not a simple decoration, it will become your real helper and amulet for life. It is necessary to treat her with love and reverence. With the help of a gold body icon, you can always turn to the Most Holy Theotokos at any time.
The body icon must be worn on a chain or cord at the same time as the cross. If you want to buy a body icon, today there is a huge amount of such jewelry that depicts patron saints.
Gold or silver, with or without stone inlay
Today, church canons are very democratic in their views on, so you can safely choose any one that you like, made of gold, silver or platinum. Inlay with precious and semiprecious stones. The main thing for a body icon is that it’s not expensive appearance, but a person’s understanding of its spiritual essence.
Where to buy a body icon of the Mother of God
Today you can find a body icon of the Mother of God both in church shops and on the shelves of branded jewelry stores or even in catalogs on the official Internet sites of jewelry manufacturers. You can always choose the option that is most convenient and easy for you.
Is it necessary to consecrate a body icon that was not purchased from a church?
Today, many jewelers, when making religious jewelry, ask priests for blessings for their creation, and then, after their creation, they consecrate the entire collection. But visiting a temple and consecrating a body icon will never be superfluous.
Body icon of the Mother of God- this is a beautiful and at the same time spiritual decoration, a symbol Orthodox faith and hope for protection and salvation. It can be a good gift for any occasion for yourself or your loved ones.
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To know your patron saint, to resort to him for help and protection, to have him in front of you in the form of a blessed shrine - an icon, to perceive his personality as a role model and an inspiring example is a great joy for Orthodox Christian on the thorny path of life. This is an extremely important condition in the spiritual and moral education of the individual and in passing the tests of spiritual life.
Which saint's icon can we choose?
It is paradoxical that the greatest confusion when choosing a dimensional or is often caused by precisely this, the main and primary question. After all, even knowing the name given at Baptism, many of us, unfortunately, are not familiar with our saint or the patron saint of our child. And since there can be several saints with the same names, and sometimes even a great many, for example, this can be said regarding the names Alexander, Artemy, Anna or Maria, the question arises again and again in our time, how, after all, to understand Who exactly is a person baptized in honor of, and how to choose an icon by name?First of all, before choosing an icon as a gift, you need to know whether the person has already been baptized or is just preparing for the Sacrament of Baptism.
Suppose a person has already been baptized, then it is necessary to look at the Certificate of Baptism, which is usually issued in the temple after the Sacrament has been performed. Sometimes it says full name the saint in whose honor a person is baptized.
If for some reason there is no Certificate of Baptism, or a specific patron saint is not indicated in it, then you can consult Orthodox priest or to puzzle the parents of the recipient, if this is a child. Parents have the power to choose a saint for their child, bless their child with an icon and pray for their child to the saint whom their loving heart has chosen.
According to ancient custom, the saint whose memorial day falls closest to the birthday of the person being baptized (after the birthday) is called the heavenly patron. You can view the dates of memory of the saints of the Orthodox Church in the Saints, for example, in the Orthodox Patriarchal Calendar for the current year.
In a situation where a person has not yet been baptized, and you want to present an icon as a gift on the day of Holy Baptism, you can do the following. Parents and godparents should come to the choice of a saint on their own, having studied orthodox calendar and the lives of the saints, and then report your choice to the priest who will perform the Sacrament.
When confused and indecisive, it is always useful to consult a priest. But, most likely, you will have to choose the saint whose memory is celebrated closest to the birthday of the person being baptized.
A person’s heavenly patron can be anyone officially canonized by the One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church, i.e. Ecumenical Orthodox Church, saint.
When calculating the nearest date of memory of a saint according to the Saints, it is worth taking into account the difference of 13 days between the old and new style of calculation. To determine the name day, you should focus specifically on the new style, usually indicated in brackets in printed publications or in the pop-up window when you hover over the date of the saint’s memory on the electronic portal Pravoslavie.ru
The choice of an icon is very important, because it is a relic that will be with you all your life, protecting and preserving it. A holy image can get into your home in one way or another: sometimes it can be given by parents if the icon was carefully kept in the family, sometimes you can receive it as a gift for a name day or any other holiday. But choosing and buying an icon yourself is also one of the possible options. Moreover, only you yourself know better than others what icon your home is missing. So how do you decide what exactly you need, how to choose an icon?
First you need to decide which type of icons to prefer. The icons of the Savior and the Mother of God should certainly become the center of the home iconostasis. If you don’t have them, then you can start with these images. It is worth noting that there are several types of them, each of which has its own meaning. Having learned the meanings of each of the icons, you will understand what exactly suits you to a greater extent. Whether it will be an image of the Mother of God helping to restore health, or showing the path to salvation - it’s up to you and your heart to decide. You will be able to find out what the meanings of certain images are, what troubles they help with, what diseases they heal from, and then it will become easier to choose the option you need.
Quite often the choice of icon stops at images of patron saints. The icon of your Guardian Angel, your heavenly namesake, is capable of protecting and supporting you in difficult times. You can purchase your own or order an icon with the patron saints of your entire family, so that it will overshadow and protect all those who are dear to you. If you don't know who your patron saint is, then you just need to find out which saint whose name you bear is celebrated immediately after your birthday.
When you decide what kind of icon you need, you can pay attention to what it will represent, namely, some technical characteristics. First of all, you will have to decide whether you want a handmade design or whether a printed version will suffice. Of course, in the first case, the icon will cost an order of magnitude more, but on the other hand, it is a real heirloom, a treasure that will be kept in your family for decades. This is a strong image that has special energy. The printed version is, perhaps, more attractive only for rooms in which the icon written on the board may deteriorate, for example, such a room may be the kitchen. In other cases, of course, a handwritten icon created by a master with the blessing of the church will be much preferable.
As for the materials used in manufacturing, you can choose the option that suits you best in terms of cost. Naturally, using, for example, gilding or expensive types of wood for the board will make the icon more expensive. Therefore, if you are limited in funds, you should prefer a simpler option. The same applies to the author of the icon, which master you prefer.
The size of the image also plays an important role. However, in this situation, the choice of icon will be dictated not only by cost (although it depends on the size: the larger the size, the higher the cost). The size largely determines the purpose, as well as the place where you can place the icon. Will it be a small desktop image or would you like to purchase personalized icon, which will sit majestically on the wall - the size is selected accordingly.
It is also worth paying attention to the difference between an icon and a painting on a religious theme, so as not to make a mistake when purchasing. In the first case, the image is a revelation from God, which the icon painter conveys using the abilities available to him. As for the painting, it is, first of all, a reflection of the author’s perception, his vision of the world. It carries emotions and experiences. This is the main difference: an icon serves to communicate between a person and God, while a painting can simply give aesthetic pleasure. They serve different purposes, so if you want to purchase an image for prayer, then you need to purchase a consecrated icon.
Taking all this into account, you can choose for yourself exactly the icon that will protect and protect you.
An icon, including a miniature one, worn on the body, is a sure way to maintain a connection with God or a personal patron saint. In order for this spiritual thread to be continuous and the protection to be strong, it is useful to learn how to wear a personal name icon without violating the rules of the Church. But first, let’s figure out which icon is worth purchasing.
Which body icon to choose
men's - with images of holy men;
women's - with the mark of the Mother of God, canonized wives;
suitable for everyone, with Guardian Angel;
with the faces of saints, patrons of crafts and professions;
nominal - dedicated to the prophet, apostle, saint, saint or martyr, in whose honor the person was named at baptism.
There are no strict rules for choosing an icon. You can even purchase several, because, unlike a cross, this Christian amulet is not forbidden to be removed and replaced.
What icon to give
A beautiful pendant with meaning has always been considered a solid gift. If you don’t know, then a universal option would be the face of the saint whose name the person bears, or the image of St. Nicholas the Pleasant, St. George the Victorious.
Women are presented with copies of famous, miraculous icons The Mother of God, images of the blessed Matronushka, myrrh-bearing women and righteous women.
Children are often given body pendants with images of their patrons: Nicholas the Wonderworker, Sergius of Radonezh or Seraphim of Sarov - the protectors of all children.
How to wear a personal name badge correctly
Buying a sacred talisman is half the battle. In order for the chosen icon to be not just an elegant decoration, but your shield and stronghold, you need to know how to use it correctly. Here's what the clergy say:
It is advisable to keep the icon close to your heart, and not on top of your clothes.
Cross, amulet, body icon - how to wear these three symbols? You can do it together, even on the same cord.
Do not keep body icons in your wallet, with your keys, or in your pocket; and if you remove it, store it carefully, along with other, large icons.
Pendants with the faces of saints can be passed on by inheritance; you can wear the one that helped or protected one of your loved ones.
Don’t forget to also pray to the saint whose image is near your heart: this way the connection between you will be especially strong.
The best mount for a body image is silver, gold chain or leather gaitan cord.
In the Krasnoselie online store you can choose not only a small masterpiece of great jewelry art, but also a reliable, elegant fastening made of noble materials worthy of this product.