Theotokos Holy Belt Icon (polished gold halo)

The Theotokos Holy Belt Icon presents the Virgin Mary holding the sacred belt traditionally associated with her earthly life. She is shown frontally with her arms extended, holding the belt across her body, while two angels appear above her. This hand-painted icon is created using traditional egg tempera on a thick natural plywood panel. The image is enriched with 24K genuine gold leaf, detailed gilding, polished gold, and a decorated halo.

Iconography and Symbolism

The Holy Belt, or Zoni, is traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary and is one of the important relics connected with the earthly life of the Theotokos. In Orthodox tradition, the belt was preserved by the Apostles and later transferred to Constantinople, where it became an important object of veneration. The Virgin Mary is depicted holding the belt with both hands, placing the sacred object at the center of the composition. The richly decorated belt itself becomes the principal symbolic element of the icon, recalling the tradition of the Holy Belt as a tangible connection with the earthly life of the Virgin Mary.

Feast Day

August 31 — Deposition of the Precious Sash of the Most Holy Theotokos

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