The Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God, also known as the Star of Bethlehem, depicts the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus. This icon has a special significance and is associated with the place of the Nativity of Christ – the town of Bethlehem. The icon depicts the Mother of God with grace and dignity, usually with a blue cover on her head and a golden mantle. The child Jesus is held in her arms or on her lap. Sometimes he is depicted in a golden swaddling cloth.
This icon has a deep spiritual significance for believers. It recalls the event of the Nativity of Christ, the Incarnation of the Divine Word and the coming of the Savior of the world. It also invites us to turn to the Mother of God with prayers for protection, help and blessing.
The Bethlehem icon of the Virgin Mary is an object of special veneration and prayerful sighing. Many pilgrims visit the Cave of Bethlehem to pray before this icon and feel a connection with the place where Jesus Christ was born.
The Bethlehem hand-painted icon brings comfort, hope and grace to the faithful. Its image reminds us of God’s love and care for us, the gift of the Savior and the fact that through faith and prayer we can find spiritual salvation and healing.
In the icon painting workshop “Mstyora Icons” you can buy an icon of the Mother of God of Bethlehem, which is made in the best traditions of Russian icon painting. A handmade icon of the Mother of God is not only an expression of spiritual elevation and faith, but also a real work of art, which will become an exquisite decoration of your iconostasis.
All stages of icon production, starting with the icon board and ending with tempera painting, are performed by professional masters and painters of iconography with many years of experience and work experience. Customers of the icon painting workshop are Orthodox Temples and Monasteries.
All icons of the Mstyora Icons icon-painting workshop are made in strict observance of the iconographic canon of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Order the painting of the Bethlehem icon of the Mother of God in the icon-painting workshop “Mstyora Icons”, Mstyora, Vladimir region, where icons have been painted since 1628.
It is possible to paint an image in any size to order.
We accept orders for measurement icons, analoy icons, church icons, and icons for iconostasis.