Religious Icon Editorial Image

Religious icon of the Virgin Mary. This icon reportedly began dripping oil in 1994 while in the home of a woman in Brooklyn. Local TV news media documented the event. The icon was then moved to the Coptic Orthodox Church of St George in Brooklyn NY. where it eventually stopped dripping. The small paper taped to the lower left of the glass shows staining made by during the dripping period. below the icon is a small velvet pouch which holds a religious relic . Photographed September 2009 in the USA.