Tuesday of Bright Week- The Celebration of the Icon of Iveron “Keeper of the Portal”
Panagia Portaitissa The icon Panagia Portaitissa (“She who resides by the door” or “Keeper of the gate”) also known as Theotokos Iverskaya, and more recently the Iveron Mother of God, is a wonder-working icon of the Theotokos that was, according to traditions, painted by the Apostle and Evangelist Saint Luke. This icon…