"Cyprus" Icon

20 April/3 May

This Icon gained renown in the 4th Century on the Island of Cyprus. There, it reportedly was initially on the gates leading to one of the churches on the island. Once upon a time, a certain passing Arab was bent on committing an outrage upon the Christian holy object. He let fly an arrow, striking the knee of the Mother of God. Immediately, blood flowed from the wound, and the one who had committed the sacrilege fled in horror. He did not get far, and fell dead at the gates of his house. A monastery soon grew up on the site of the church.

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