Theotokos

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Mother-of-God of Kazan

An 18th-century Russian chart of the various types of Bogoroditsa (Mother-of-God) icons

Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκοςcode: grc is deprecated Greek pronunciation: [θeoˈtokos]) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity.

Theotokos Media

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  Byzantine mosaic of the enthroned Theotokos, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, c. AD 560

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  Cyril of Alexandria stands defending his doctrine of one-nature in Christ and the term Theotokos at Ephesus, 431 AD. On the throne is the Virgin Mary and child Jesus. Mural from Notre-Dame de Fourvières, France.

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  Icon of Virgin Mary in Monastery of Saint Mark, traditionally attributed to Luke the Evangelist

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  Theotokos icon of Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai (6th century)

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  Blachernae Icon of the Theotokos (7th century)

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  Mother of God, mosaic icon, Hagia Sophia (12th century)

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  Trojeručica, (c. 8th century), Serbia