Christ Pantocrator & Our Lady of Kazan Folding Diptych
$69
Collectible Christian Orthodox portable folding icon, a diptych for the home: “Christ Pantocrator & Our Lady of Kazan”. It consists of two portable pocket icons, each set in a wooden frame, joined together.
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The wood is pine; the icon images are produced by a printed reproduction process, laminated and carefully protected by glass. Both the front and the back of the diptych are covered in beautiful velvet. Its compact size makes it convenient to keep at home or to carry on the road while traveling. When folded, the diptych takes up minimal space and is secured by a side clasp. This portable Orthodox icon diptych makes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for every Christian or a loved one, for a name day or another special occasion.
Made in Russia
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Dimensions and materials
- Folded
- 3.15 × 3.55 in (8 × 9.5 cm)
- Open
- 6.3 × 3.55 in (16.5 × 9.5 cm)
- Thickness
- 1.2 in (3.5 cm)
- Origin
- Made in Russia
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We pack every order within two business days and ship to all 50 states, DC and APO/FPO addresses. Shipping is free on orders of $99 or more, and $6.95 below that. Shipping policy
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Return any item within 30 days of delivery for a refund. Consecrated items are final sale. Returns policy
Christ Pantocrator & Our Lady of Kazan
The wedding icons of Russian families, folded to carry.
Orthodox Christians pray to Christ the Almighty for mercy, healing and the salvation of their souls, and to the Mother of God of Kazan for a strong and faithful marriage, for the gift and protection of children, and for healing of the eyes. With this pair Russian parents make the sign of the Cross over their children before the wedding crown.
Why this pair
The Pantocrator shows Christ raising His right hand and holding the open Gospel, as He looks down from every Orthodox dome. The Kazan icon was found in 1579, after a great fire, by a ten-year-old girl named Matrona, whom the Mother of God showed in a dream where it lay in the ashes. As it was carried in procession, two blind men, Joseph and Nikita, received their sight. For four centuries Orthodox parents have made the sign of the Cross over the groom with the Saviour and over the bride with the Mother of God of Kazan. Here both icons travel together in one case.
Traditional patronage
- Prayed to for mercy and forgiveness of sins (the Jesus Prayer) (Christ)
- Prayed to for healing of body and soul, as King Abgar was healed through the Holy Face (Christ)
- Prayed to for a son or daughter on the eve of their wedding (Kazan)
- Prayed to for a strong and faithful marriage (Kazan)
- Prayed to for the gift of children and the protection of small children (Kazan)
- Prayed to for healing of the eyes and the restoring of sight (Kazan)
- Prayed to for intercession in times of heavy trial (Kazan)
- Protector of the family and the marriage bond
- Protector from the power of the devil and every evil, and from despair
- Feast days
Kazan icon, 8 July (21 July on the Old Calendar) and 22 October (4 November on the Old Calendar). The Lord’s feasts: Transfiguration, 6 August (19 August on the Old Calendar), and the Image Not-Made-by-Hands, 16 August (29 August on the Old Calendar). The Kazan feasts are Russian. The “eyes” and “newlyweds” associations are long-standing popular piety.
- For whom
a bride and groom, the parents of the couple, a newly married home, a traveler who wants the Lord and His Mother in the glovebox.
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