The Eleusa (or Eleousa; Greek: Ἐλεούσα – tenderness or showing mercy) is a type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in icons in which the Christ Child is nestled...

Eleousa or Eleusa may refer to: Eleusa icon, a type of icons of the Virgin Mary in the Eastern Orthodox Church Eleousa, Ioannina, a village in the municipality...

The Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa, Nesebar, is a former monastery church situated in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Nesebar in Bulgaria...

v t e Titles of the Virgin Mary Black Madonna Eleusa Help of Christians Hodegetria Immaculate Conception Lady of Good Counsel Lady of Peace Lady of Perpetual...

The Vladimir Eleusa icon of the Ever Virgin Mary. The Aeiparthenos (Ever Virgin) title is widely used in Orthodox liturgy, and icons show her with three...

Blachernitissa, etc., or descriptive of the depicted posture, as in Hodegetria, Eleusa, etc. The term Madonna in the sense of "picture or statue of the Virgin...

dress in a manner that recalls the 13th-century Byzantine tradition of the Eleusa icon (Virgin of Tenderness). She is sometimes shown reading a Book of Hours...

(Stara Mitropoliya) (5th–6th century) the Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa (6th century) the Church of John the Baptist (11th century) the Church of...

Heaven Stabat Mater East Agiosoritissa Madonna del Rosario Derzhavnaya Eleusa Theotokos of Vladimir Hodegetria Related Life of the Virgin Saint Luke painting...

Heaven Stabat Mater East Agiosoritissa Madonna del Rosario Derzhavnaya Eleusa Theotokos of Vladimir Hodegetria Related Life of the Virgin Saint Luke painting...

The Eleusa style such as this Vladimir icon of the Madonna with the Christ Child nestled against her face, has been depicted in both the Eastern and Western...

Byzantine icon depicting the Virgin and Child and an early example of the Eleusa iconographic type. It is one of the most culturally significant and celebrated...

Image Type Typical Art Style Description Eleusa icon "Our Lady of Tenderness" Byzantine In this 12th c. depiction by an unknown artist, Mary holds her...

mint its own coinage. Basilica of St. Sofia Basilica of Holy Mother of God Eleusa Late Antique Baths Church of St. Demetrios Church of St. Stephen Church...

icon designs of the First Bulgarian Empire. Some notable icons include St Eleusa (1342) from Messembria, which is currently kept in Alexander Nevski Cathedral...

Gallery The Angel with Golden Hair Rumyantsev Museum State Russian Museum Eleusa Dormition Cathedral, Moscow State Tretyakov Gallery Saint Nicholas c. 1200...

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...

dress in a manner that recalls the 13th-century Byzantine tradition of the Eleusa icon (Virgin of Tenderness). Tracery in the arch at the rear of the nave...

mosque. "Ljeviška" (of Ljeviš) is a Serbianized version of the Greek word "Eleusa" (Ελεούσα), meaning "merciful", a type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in...

The Virgin Eleousa Greek: Παναγία Ελεούσα, Italian: La Madonna Eleusa Artist Angelos Akotantos Year c. 1425–1457 Medium tempera on wood Movement Cretan...

Eleusa icon representing the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus Christ. The icon, currently held in Tretyakov Gallery, in Moscow, displays an Eleusa composition...

(dating from 1604) is the place where a valuable icon of the Virgin Mary Eleusa from 1310 is kept (brought from Georgia). According to the legend, the icon...

previously known as Pelagonia. Pelagonitissa is often seen as a variant of the Eleusa icon in which the infant Jesus rests. One of the best-known examples is...

end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century. They were drawn in Eleusa type. One of them, traditionally called a "Manifested" icon, was manifested...

Heaven Stabat Mater East Agiosoritissa Madonna del Rosario Derzhavnaya Eleusa Theotokos of Vladimir Hodegetria Related Life of the Virgin Saint Luke painting...

Theotokos Berovo 1975 (near oldest church, which was ruined) Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos Eleusa Veljusa Monastery of the St. Leontius Vodoča...

v t e Titles of the Virgin Mary Black Madonna Eleusa Help of Christians Hodegetria Immaculate Conception Lady of Good Counsel Lady of Peace Lady of Perpetual...

contexts not directly related to the image. It is a common translation of the Eleusa type of icon of the Virgin and Child. The Virgin of Mercy is patron saint...

Heaven Stabat Mater East Agiosoritissa Madonna del Rosario Derzhavnaya Eleusa Theotokos of Vladimir Hodegetria Related Life of the Virgin Saint Luke painting...

Heaven Stabat Mater East Agiosoritissa Madonna del Rosario Derzhavnaya Eleusa Theotokos of Vladimir Hodegetria Related Life of the Virgin Saint Luke painting...