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 Our Lady of Lyubyatovo
According to oral monastic tradition, the icon saved Pskov from Ivan the Terrible's punitive expedition in 1570. The icon is commemorated on March 19. Instance of a rare iconography of Tenderness, this icon combines the traditional motif of mother's caress with the gesture of the Child touching the Virgin's chin with the right hand.
Mid- 15th C. Pskov
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