Education.Handwritten icon of the mother of God

Icon Of The Mother Of God "Education".Written on a lime Board, the background is gold leaf .The background is painted with the finest lace ornament in the color scheme of the icon .The virgin's clothes are painted in gold.Made in compliance with the ancient technologies of icon painting, natural mineral paints, which guarantees the icon's durability.
The mother of God of Education is an ancient Byzantine image, famous for many miracles.In temples this image is unfortunately quite rare.
The icon has a special grace to help raise children in the spirit of piety.A brief prayer to this image has come down to our days: « I entrust my child entirely to my Lord Jesus Christ and To your heavenly protection, most pure."According to the Holy fathers, the first condition for success in raising children is the parents ' increased prayer for them. What first of all should pray for parents? Saint Theophan the recluse wrote: « It is obvious that the main desire of parents should be directed to the upbringing of the child as a living member of the Militant Church of Christ. And the Lord will fulfill this prayer in due time. But when this time comes, we are not given to know; there are cases when the Lord did not lead young men in a straight path, but saved them from pride, allowed them to temporarily deviate from the straight path and fall. Let in such cases parents do not despair, but even more diligently plead with the Almighty».

The Saint attached special importance to his mother's prayers: « Motherly love is not only an image, but also the very act of God's providential care for us. Without it the spread and preservation of the human race is unthinkable. A mother who does not love children is an outcast from both God and men».

St. Ambrose of Optina said: « It will be enough if you take care to bring up your children in the fear of God, instill in them the Orthodox concept and protect them from concepts that are foreign to the Orthodox Church».

The character of a person is formed by the age of three, and it is very important that children from the first days are surrounded by noble, pure, lofty images, which are the Holy icons. Look at the face of this icon — how many of its most beautiful features are expressed in it, how much it shows peace, love, compassion, humility, dispassion and emotion. If you have an icon hanging in your home, the child will subconsciously form the appropriate qualities, values, ideals and aspirations. We do not even know how strong and beneficial its influence can be !A carved kiosk was selected for the icon ,which harmoniously matches the icon.Its cost is 1500.The price is for an icon without a kiosk.