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Church of the Theotokos of Pochayiv in a dull winter day. Saltykovka, Moscow region. #96765520
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Theotokos of Pochayiv is an Eastern Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary, painted in a late Byzantine style, of the Eleusa iconographic type. Like many famous icons, it is now usually displayed with most of the surface covered by an elaborate frame in precious metals, or riza, except for the faces. The icon is venerated equally by Orthodoxes and Catholics.
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