Theotokos the Unfading Rose Icon

This is a premium quality silkscreen icon, handmade with gold leaf on cotton canvas and mounted on solid natural carved wood. Halos, inscriptions, and ornaments are hand-painted, while the image is varnished for long-lasting protection. The icon is ready for hanging, featuring a leather strap on the back, and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Iconography & Symbolism
The Theotokos the Unfading Rose (Greek: Amarantos Rodos) is a poetic and symbolic Marian icon type. The Virgin Mary is honored as the “unfading rose,” a flower that never withers, representing her incorrupt purity, eternal intercession, and the beauty of holiness.

Above her head appear the Greek letters MP ΘΥ (Meter Theou), meaning “Mother of God.” When Christ is depicted in this icon, His halo bears the cross inscribed with Ω Ο Ν (Omega, Omicron, Nu) – “He Who Is,” proclaiming His divine nature.

The rose in this icon is a symbol of divine love, joy, and the unfading glory of the Virgin. This type of icon is often associated with hymns sung to the Theotokos during Great Lent and Pascha, where she is praised as the flower of incorruption and eternal spring.

Feast Day
The Theotokos the Unfading Rose is commemorated especially during Marian feasts such as the Annunciation (March 25), the Dormition (August 15), and throughout the liturgical year in hymns of praise to the Virgin Mary.

Suitable Gift For:

• Mothers, brides, and families

• Newlyweds seeking blessing in marriage

• Baptisms and name days

• New homes and prayer corners

• Anyone seeking purity, beauty, and the intercession of the Virgin Mary